Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Set For Weekend Of Celebration At Art Basel Miami

Matt Grobar
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EXCLUSIVE: Origin, the latest acclaimed feature from Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, has been set for a weekend of celebration at Art Basel Miami in partnership with Tribeca Festival and UBS.

Highlighting the intersection of art, music and film, Art Basel events for Origin will include a private screening in Miami Beach on December 8th and a public screening at the Regal South Beach on December 9th at 1 p.m. ET. As the social impact partner for the screenings, UBS will lend support to Seat 16, the campaign on the part of DuVernay’s Array to enable 16-year-olds across the country to see the film and access associated learning guides.

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Marking the sole film presentation of Art Basel 2023, Origin chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions. Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard), Isabel experiences unfathomable personal loss and love as she crosses continents and cultures to craft one of the defining American books of our time. Also starring Niecy Nash-Betts, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Nick Offerman, Victoria Pedretti, Connie Nielsen, and Finn Wittrock, the film will be released in theaters on January 19, 2024, following an exclusive one-week engagement in NY and LA beginning December 8th. It premiered to critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival in September.

“What a thrill for me and the entire team of ORIGIN to represent the artform of filmmaking at Art Basel,” DuVernay told Deadline. “On behalf of my producing partner Paul Garnes, we’re eager to share our work with the artists, advocates and Art Basel community and look forward to this beautiful weekend of convening and screenings around ORIGIN.”

“We are delighted to bring these special screenings of work by vanguard filmmaker Ava DuVernay to Art Basel’s audiences this week, together with our partners at Tribeca Festival and UBS,” added Art Basel’s Director of Fairs and Exhibition Platforms, Vincenzo de Bellis. “Tribeca Festival at Art Basel Miami Beach extends the spirit of our fair beyond the halls, convening trailblazing talents across visual art, music, and filmmaking, for a truly singular and transformative cultural experience in Miami Beach.”

Founded in 1970 by gallerists from Basel, Art Basel today stages the world’s premier art shows for modern and contemporary art, sited in Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, and Paris. Defined by its host city and region, each show is unique, which is reflected in its participating galleries, artworks presented, and the content of parallel programming produced in collaboration with local institutions for each edition.

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