Origin Story

Origin Story

Every end has a beginning.

2018 en 106 minutes

Rating: 6.5

Plot

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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Cast

Kulap Vilaysack

Kulap Vilaysack

Self

Scott Aukerman

Scott Aukerman

Self

Casey Wilson

Casey Wilson

Self

June Diane Raphael

June Diane Raphael

Self

Howard Kremer

Howard Kremer

Self

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Self

Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Self

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