★★★★★ OUT 8 MARCH CINEMAS
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor stars as Isabel Wilkerson
Writer/director Ava DuVernay’s (Selma) biographical drama delves into the creation of Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 nonfiction bestseller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, in which the author reframes America’s historical and current racism through the lens of the caste systems in India and Nazi Germany. The result is a film that works as both a broad educational tool and a tender portrait of grief - although it might have been just as effective as a documentary. During her voyage of discovery, Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) experiences a series of devastating personal losses that give her mission greater meaning. Her investigations allow her to find ways to say goodbye to loved ones, as well as to antiquated syntax and race relations.