Origin Story
Origin Story

Origin Story

(2018)

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Synopsis

When Kulap Vilaysack was 14, she took her father's side in an argument and her mother replied, "Why are you defending him? He's not your real dad." Twenty years later, she's finally ready to learn what that means. ORIGIN STORY is a feature-length, international quest with stops in Los Angeles, Minnesota, and Laos to meet the biological father she never knew. On the road, unforeseen revelations strike as hilarious or heartbreaking, rarely in between. An avid comic book reader with a vigilante character named after her in the DC Comics universe, she must summon the courage of Katharsis, because each question is another step out on a limb. ORIGIN STORY is a deeply personal but universally relevant tale of immigration, conflict, addiction, and personal responsibility. Interviewees in the film include extended family, husband Scott Aukerman, and close friends, like Sarah Silverman, Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael and Howard Kremer.

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Rating

IMDB 7.5

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

1h 46min

Age rating

Unrated

Production country

WEBAPP_COUNTRY_LA, United States

Director

Kulap Vilaysack

Cast

Kulap Vilaysack
Herself
Scott Aukerman
Himself
Casey Wilson
Herself
June Diane Raphael
Herself
Howard Kremer
Himself
Sarah Silverman
Herself
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Herself