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Film Discussion: Origin

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FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
Please join us for a Zoom discussion of the award-winning film Origin on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, from 2-3:30pm.

Led by Alice Cross, Phil West, and Ed Clifton. Please see the film on your own and bring your observations to the discussion!

Sponsored by TVCRI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
The movie “Origin” follows author Isabel Wilkerson as she writes the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020). Meanwhile, she is grappling with tremendous personal tragedy. She sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery, looking at the links among slavery in the US, the holocaust, and the caste system in India.

Directed by Ava DuVernay; 2 hrs. & 21 min.

The film is available on Kanopy for free through your local library, or for a small fee on Amazon Prime, Apple, or Hulu.

Date and Time

Monday, February 10, 2025, 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM

Event Contact(s)

Caroline Dillon


Wendy Oliver

Category

Virtual Social

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