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Ava DuVernay Illuminates America's Caste System with 'Origin'

Ava DuVernay Illuminates America's Caste System with 'Origin'

FromFresh Air


Ava DuVernay Illuminates America's Caste System with 'Origin'

FromFresh Air

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Jan 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Award-winning director Ava DuVernay's new film Origin explores a new way to consider the historical subjugation of Black people in America: As the adverse result of a caste system.The film is inspired by Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. In the movie, Wilkerson embarks on a journey to learn about caste - traveling to Germany and India to get to the root of the Black experience in America. DuVernay also directed 13th, When They See Us, and Selma.
Released:
Jan 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.