Origin (2023) - Credits and Details

Origin Credits and Details

Directed by
	Ava DuVernay
Written by
	Ava DuVernay	...	written by
Cast
	Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor	...	Isabel Wilkerson
	Jon Bernthal	...	Brett Hamilton
	Niecy Nash	...	Marion Wilkerson (as Niecy Nash-Betts)
	Emily Yancy	...	Ruby Wilkerson
	Finn Wittrock	...	August Landmesser
	Victoria Pedretti	...	Irma Eckler
	Jasmine Cephas Jones	...	Elizabeth Davis
	Isha Blaaker	...	Allison Davis (as Isha Carlos Blaaker)
	Vera Farmiga	...	Kate
	Audra McDonald	...	Miss Hale
	Connie Nielsen	...	Sabine
	Blair Underwood	...	Amari Selvan
	Nick Offerman	...	Dave the Plumber
	Stephanie March	...	Binky
	Myles Frost	...	Trayvon Martin
	Suraj Yengde	...	Suraj Yengde, Ph.D. (as Suraj Yengde PhD)
	Donna Mills	...	Mrs. Copeland
	Mike Topoozian	...	Sales Executive (as Mike 'Spike' Topoozian)
	Cristin König	...	Nazi Librarian
	Franz Hartwig	...	Erich Kastner
	Jakob Von Eichel	...	Pastor
	Thai Douglas	...	Teddy
	Matthias Miller	...	Berlin Librarian
	Daniel Lommatzsch	...	Joseph Goebbels
	Max Schimmelpfennig	...	Nazi Student Organizer
	Mieke Schymura	...	Nigella
	John Hans Tester	...	Ulrich
	Leonardo Nam	...	Nathan
	Bryan Terry Snell	...	Pest Control Guy
	Ann-Sophie Heier	...	Museum Curator
	Ingo Hülsmann	...	Eduard Kohlrausch
	Holger Handtke	...	Fritz Grau
	Felix Goeser	...	Bernhard Lösener
	Luis Lüps	...	Achim Gercke
	Konstantin Lindhorst	...	Roland Freisler
	David Bredin	...	Karl Klee
	Matthew Zuk	...	Burleigh Gardner
	Hannah Pniewski	...	Mary Gardner
	Jessica Fontaine	...	Essie
	Steven Allen	...	Red Haired Man
	Wyatt Werneth	...	Sheriff
	Monica Patankar	...	Conference Leader
	Zing Ashford	...	Cousin Patrice
	Akil Jackson	...	Cousin Andre
	Malachi Malik	...	James Hale
	Gissette Valentin	...	Gina the Realtor
	Prakash Dhingra	...	Tuk-Tuk Driver
	Abhishek Bhalerao	...	Professor Ram Kamble (as Abishek Arun Bhalerao)
	Shahid Khan	...	Scarf Vendor
	Jyotsana Siddarth	...	Museum Docent
	Ishaan Yadav	...	Young Ambedkar
	Sangeeta Verma	...	Young Ambedkar's Teacher
	Gaurav J. Pathania	...	Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (as Gaurav J. Pathania PhD)
	Dhrubo Jyoti	...	Dhrubo Jyoti
	Snehalata Siddarth Tagde	...	Dr. Jajula Z. Valicharla
	Sarah Navratil	...	German Lady in Powder Room #1
	Tatiana Harman	...	German Lady in Powder Room #2
	Abigail London	...	August & Irma's Daughter
	Billie Roy	...	Girl at Picnic
	Shena Verrett	...	Asantewa
	Danielle Burr	...	Jewish Mother
	Raphael Allan	...	Jewish Son
	Lennox Simms	...	Al Bright
	Allan Jones	...	Coach
	Emerson Smith	...	Young Al's Friend
	Avery Gibson	...	City Champ #3
	Allan Wilayto	...	Adult Al's Friend
	Bryan McClure	...	Park Worker
	Keller Fornes	...	Lifeguard
	Jordan Lloyd	...	Friend #1
Uncredited Cast
	Zander Ash	...	Concentration Camp Kid / Boy at Pool / Little League Boy
	Caleb Dausch	...	German Doc Worker
	Eryka Del Gaizo	...	Picnic Attendee / Natchez Resident / Gala Attendee
	Hosea DeMarzino	...	Passenger 6
	Ari Friedman	...	Toddler on the Plane
	Yosef Friedman	...	Toddler on the Plane
	Roxy Frum	...	Airport Traveler
	Linda D Gaines	...	Family Reunion Auntie
	Carmen Cecilia Halphen	...	Airplane Passenger
	Kagan Herndon	...	Brett's Daughter / Pool Tormentor
	Claire Louise Huder	...	Pharmacy Tech
	Jequan Jackson	...	TSA Officer Jones
	Malik Jubal	...	Airport Traveler
	Ashley Kings	...	Nightclub Patron / Neighbor
	Dawn Lasusky	...	Gala Attendee / Berlin Nightclub Patron
	William Matthew Mang	...	German Border Guard / Lecture Attendee / Gala Attendee / NYC Driver
	Art Newkirk	...	Gestapo Agent / Brown Shirt / Nazi Officer
	Seth O'Herin	...	Concentration Camp Prisoner / Modern Day Traveler / Gala Attendee NYC
	Thiago Oppermann	...	Clerk
	Ryan Pimentel	...	Modern Day Traveler / Lecture Attendee
	Brian T Shirley	...	Pool Attendee
	John Eric Lee Smith	...	German Soldier / Bartender
	Steven Smith	...	SS Officer
	Nicc Varner	...	Coach
	Mark Williams	...	Shoe Shiner
	Marty Yackel	...	Gala guest
	Jena Ziomek	...	Working Class Woman
Produced by
	Malcolm Brogdon	...	co-executive producer
	Ava DuVernay	...	producer
	Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor	...	executive producer
	Paul Garnes	...	producer
	Melinda Gates	...	executive producer
	Tilane Jones	...	executive producer
	Matthew J. Lloyd	...	co-executive producer
	Marcus Loges	...	line producer
	Cheryl Miller	...	co-executive producer
	Regina Miller	...	executive producer
	Chris Paul	...	co-executive producer
	Laurene Powell-Jobs	...	executive producer
	Pranav Sahni	...	line producer
	Pravesh Sahni	...	line producer
	Rakesh Singh	...	associate producer
	Kimberly Steward	...	executive producer
	Mike Topoozian	...	co-producer
	Thane Watkins	...	co-executive producer
	Anne Wojcicki	...	executive producer
	Suraj Yengde	...	co-executive producer
Original Music by
	Kris Bowers
Visual Effects by
	Nicholas Ashe Bateman	...	visual effects supervisor: maere studios
	Jessica Catalan	...	visual effects artist
	Ger Condez	...	CG Lead: Maere Studios
	Zachary Goodson	...	visual effects supervisor
	Alex Harvey	...	cg lead: Maere Studios
	John Kesig	...	fx artist: Maere Studios
	Federico La Tona	...	visual effects supervisor: maere studios
	Mel Lyman	...	visual effects coordinator
	Richard McBride	...	visual effects supervisor
	Ben Moran	...	cg lead: Maere Studios
	Travis Reinke	...	head of operations
	Wyatt Winborne	...	cg supervisor
Stunts
	Tomar Boyd	...	stunt performer
	Darcel Danielle	...	stunt performer
	Eric Ford	...	stunts
	Marian Green	...	additional stunt coordinator
	Jason Elwood Hanna	...	stunt performer
	Art Newkirk	...	stunts
	Christian Petersson	...	stunts
	Cannon Smith	...	stunt actor
	Wyatt Werneth	...	stunt driver
	Judd Wild	...	stunt coordinator
Thanks
	J.J. Abrams	...	the director wishes to thank
	Ryan Coogler	...	the director wishes to thank
	Guillermo del Toro	...	the director wishes to thank
	Colman Domingo	...	the director wishes to thank
	Katie McGrath	...	the director wishes to thank
	David Oyelowo	...	the director wishes to thank
	Peter Roth	...	the director wishes to thank
	Steven Spielberg	...	the director wishes to thank
	Roeg Sutherland	...	the director wishes to thank
	Robin Swicord	...	the director wishes to thank
	Oprah Winfrey	...	the director wishes to thank

Additional Info
Premiere:	September 06, 2023
Theatrical Release:	January 19, 2024
DVD Release:	June 11, 2024
Blu-ray Release:	June 11, 2024
Country:
Distributor:	Decal Releasing
Websites:

Ratings
7.2 / 10	75 / 100

Production Companies
ARRAY Filmworks
J4A (financing)

Distributors
Neon (2024) (United States) (theatrical)
Decal Releasing (2024) (United States) (Digital HD) (Buy/Rent) (VOD) (video)

Filming Locations
Berlin, Germany
Brandenburger Tor, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany (street scenes)
Dokumentationszentrum, Topographie des Terrors, Niederkirchnerstraße 8, 10963 Berlin, Germany (on location) (Where Isabel walks along part of the Berlin Wall and with her guide and the plaques placed outside of the museum)
Holocaust Memorial, Cora-Berliner-Straße 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany (on location) (Isabel walks among its vertical slabs)
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Museum Island, Berlin, Germany (on location) (Spree Island)
New Delhi, India
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Unter den Linden,10117 Berlin, Germany (street scenes)

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