While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one of the defining American books of our time.
After a period of mourning – Wilkerson loses her husband and mother in quick succession – she throws herself into her work, first taking a trip to Berlin then later visiting India. The result of eight years of reflection, consideration and work is the 2020 publication of her Pulitzer prize-winner. A moving drama that is unafraid to ask big questions, ‘Origin’ honours its source material with powerful performances in service of a deeply emotional story.