News Summary

• “I think it is brave creatively, I think it is brave in its message, I think it confronts things in a way that is innovative..
• Ava DuVernay earned an Emmy nomination for the Netflix limited series “When They See Us,” but according to actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who stars in DuVernay’s newest project “Origin,” they don’t see women of color when it’s time to earn awards in Hollywood..
• While “Origin” did earn a nomination at the Gotham Awards, the film failed to earn any recognition from the recently held Critics Choice Awards, the BAFTA Awards or the Golden Globes..
• “This film does something that is very, very brave,” Ellis-Taylor explained to People..
• “Gorgeous, subtle, nuanced, innovative filmmaking.” “It feels like a disconnect,” she added.“Origin” also stars Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nick Offerman and Blair Underwood.Advertisement.
• It’s an experience that is vast, it’s wide, it’s cross-cultural, it crosses time..