As this week comes to a close I have to thank ava for joining me on workinprogress to discuss originmovie. We spoke to each other on Tuesday and my head and heart are still full and spinning. I continue to catch myself with goosebumps rushing up my arms as I think about the vulnerability she shared, and the sweeping profundity of this piece of art that she made. ORIGIN manages to take the incredible academic work of isabelwilkerson and turn it into a narrative about a brilliant women pulling at the thread of what makes us human — and how we humans have been to each other throughout history — and her own, individual yet universal experiences with the deeply human milestones of love, loss, grief, and a search for meaning. Wilkerson’s book, CASTE, sat atop the best seller list for a year because it blew hearts and minds wide open. She showed us that caste is the basis of every -ism we create to “other” people we deem different. And it’s only when the problem is really examined, under sun...