Origin
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.
Cast
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Isabel Wilkerson
Niecy Nash-Betts
Marion Wilkerson
Jon Bernthal
Brett Hamilton
Emily Yancy
Ruby Wilkerson
Finn Wittrock
August Landmesser
Victoria Pedretti
Irma Eckler
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Elizabeth Davis
Isha Blaaker
Allison Davis
Vera Farmiga
Kate Medina
Audra McDonald
Miss Hale
Connie Nielsen
Sabine
Blair Underwood
Amari Selvan
Nick Offerman
Dave the Plumber
Stephanie March
Binky Urban
Myles Frost
Trayvon Martin
Suraj Yengde, Ph.D
Himself
Donna Mills
Mrs. Copeland
Michael "Spike" Topoozian
Sales Executive
Cristin König
Nazi Librarian
Franz Hartwig
Erich Kästner
Jakob von Eichel
Pastor
Thai Douglas
Teddy
Matthias Miller
Berlin Librarian
Daniel Lommatzsch
Joseph Goebbels
Max Schimmelpfennig
Nazi Student Organizer
Mieke Schymura
Nigella Dunkley
John Hans Tester
Ulrich Kostlin
Leonardo Nam
Nathan Kostlin
Bryan Terry Shell
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
Gigi Pereira
Traveler/ Restaurant Patron
Will Baker
Traveler / Restaurant Patron
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 Arun Bhalerao
Professor Ram Rawat
Shahid Khan
Scarf Vendor
Jyotsana Siddharth
Indian Woman Docent
Ishaan Yadav
Young Ambedkar
Dhrubo Jyoti
Himself
Snehalata Siddharth Tagde
Dr. Jajula Valicharla
Sarah Navratil
German Lady in Powder Room #1
Tatiana Harman
German Lady in Powder Room #2
Abigail London
August & Irma's Daughter
Danielle Burr
Jewish Woman
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
Carmen Halphen
Airplane Passenger
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive voice)
Crew
Laurene Powell Jobs
Executive Producer
Melinda Gates
Executive Producer
Anne Wojcicki
Executive Producer
Tilane Jones
Executive Producer
Regina Miller
Executive Producer
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Executive Producer
Spencer Averick
Editor
Aisha Coley
Casting
Kimberly Steward
Executive Producer
Ava DuVernay
Writer
Mark Dillon
Supervising Art Director
Trish Navarro
Assistant Art Director
Ina Mayhew
Production Design
John Sanchez
Art Direction
Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo
Set Decoration
Audra Avery
Art Direction
Wyatt Winborne
CG Supervisor
Kris Bowers
Original Music Composer
Matthew J. Lloyd
Director of Photography
Dominique Dawson
Costume Design
Coya Elliott
Sound Effects Editor
Sarah Perlman Bremner
Producer
Ava DuVernay
Director
Paul Goodwin Garnes
Producer
Ava DuVernay
Producer
Isabel Wilkerson
Book
Doug M. Thomas
Apprentice Sound Editor
Steve Slanec
Supervising Sound Editor
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Jason Butler
Foley Mixer
Brian Chumney
Supervising Sound Editor
Luke Dunn Gielmuda
Sound Effects Editor
Sean England
Foley Artist
Andre Fenley
Foley Editor
Chris Frazier
Foley Editor
Andrea Gard
Foley Artist
Pete Horner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Al Nelson
Sound Designer
Tony Villaflor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Winningham
Sound Effects Editor
Mike Topoozian
First Assistant Director
Udayan Baijal
First Assistant Director
Shubhank Rishi
Second Assistant Director
Mohit Silswal
Second Assistant Director
Amar Vaswani
Second Assistant Director
Anissa Garcia
Casting Associate
Vanessa Toll
Casting Associate
Matt Osborne
Additional Colorist
Mazi Mitchell
Gaffer