"I think that's one of the things that learning and studying history does, is it binds us and you start to see the commonalities. You start to see how history repeats."

Ava DuVernay (13th, A Wrinkle in Time, Selma) joined us at #TIFF23 for the North American Premiere of Origin to discuss the inspiration and nuances behind the adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s life.

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