Origin Story

press release: Kulap Vilaysack in Person!

USA | 2018 | DCP | 106 min.

Director: Kulap Vilaysack

At age 14, actor, writer and podcaster Vilaysack discovered that her Dad was not her “real father.” Origin Story is the record of Vilaysack’s international quest - from Los Angeles to Laos - to meet her biological father, leading to many unforeseen revelations along the way. Vilaysack will participate in a discussion following this screening, co-presented with the support of Asian American Studies in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

Premiere Showcase is the Cinematheque’s effort to bring the boldest and most exciting new cinema back to the big screen. Crafted with the same curat­orial acuity we bring to our repertory series, Premiere Showcase presents exciting new work by contem­porary directors that would otherwise have no theatrical venue in the area. Our selections for this calendar begin with a 3D showing of Blake Williams hypnotic 3D feature Prototype. Plus, The Wild Pear Tree, the latest from Cannes prize-winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan; Birds of Passage and Diamantino, two recent fest-circuit favorites showing as part of our annual LACIS series; and Origin Story, a new road-movie documentary which will be presented in person by director Kulap Vilaysack.