
Origin Story
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.
Storyline
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.
C(r)ook
7.1Fight!! Spirit of the Sword
6.2Film
6.2Hellraiser: Hellseeker
5.0Death Becomes Her
6.8The World Is Not Enough
6.3Maintenance by Any Means
5.0Invasion of Astro-Monster
6.8American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
5.3Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
7.8Don Camillo: Monsignor
6.9Madea's Family Reunion
6.3Gad Elmaleh - Papa est en haut
7.6Acting and Reacting
6.8Goldeneye
6.0Reincarnated
6.1Ninja Terminator
6.2To R
7.3The Price of Everything
7.1Righteous Kill
5.9