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Origin Story

05/03/2018

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1hr 46min

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Documentary

Every end has a beginning.

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Kulap Vilaysack
  • Scott Aukerman
  • Casey Wilson
  • June Diane Raphael
  • Howard Kremer

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Siamese Rose

      Production Countries

    • Lao People's Democratic Republic
    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

      Cast

      Kulap Vilaysack

      Self

      Scott Aukerman

      Self

      Casey Wilson

      Self

      June Diane Raphael

      Self

      Howard Kremer

      Self

      Sarah Silverman

      Self

      Mary Elizabeth Ellis

      Self

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