Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Gets 8-Minute-Plus Ovation At Venice Film Festival Premiere

Ava DuVernay touched down at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday evening with her new film Origin, which world premiered in Competition and received a more than eight-minute ovation in its debut screening. DuVernay was visibly overjoyed by the audience’s warm response to the film. The director…

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