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Watch The Trailer For Ava DuVernay’s Acclaimed ‘Origin’ Film – In Theaters January 19, 2024!

“Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ is a masterpiece” – Clayton Davis, Variety

Watch the trailer for Ava DuVernay’s highly-anticipated film, Origin, Inspired by the New York Times best seller Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents.  The Oscar® contender film stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard), Jon Bernthal (The Many Saints of Newark), Vera Farmiga (“When They See Us”), Audra McDonald (“The Good Fight”), Niecy Nash-Betts (“Monster: The Jeffrey Dalmer Story”), Nick Offerman (“The Last of Us“), and Blair Underwood (“American Crime Story”).

The film made its world premiere at Venice International Film Festival, earning a Best Film Golden Lion award nomination for Ava DuVernay at the festival.  And, it was recently announced that the film’s Aunjenue Ellis-Taylor received an Outstanding Lead Performance nomination at the Gotham Awards!

NEON presents Origin, written and directed by Ava DuVernay, in theaters January 19, 2024.

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Exclusive! Listen to Khari Mateen’s Debut Track For ‘Really Love’

Khari Mateen - Really Love

We are thrilled to premiere Khari Mateen’s debut track, “These Dates” (track 11) from the forthcoming Really Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)—out September 17, 2021 via Lakeshore Records.  The 16-track album will be available digitally on all major music services worldwide.  Listen to the full song, view the album track list, purchase links, and more below.

The emotive score by composer Khari Mateen is led by rich horn playing and backed by strings, keys and jazz-inflected drumming, succeeds in capturing the joys and challenges of an all-encompassing love affair.  The MACRO film directed by Angel Kristi Williams and starring Kofi Siriboe, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, Uzo Aduba, Mack Wilds, Naturi Naughton, Suzzanne Douglas, Jade Eshete with Blair Underwood and Michael Ealy.

Khari Mateen’s profound jazz score, which probably owes some inspiration to Nicholas Britell’s work in the aforementioned ‘Beale Street,’ though its swooning horns, beautifully fills Isaiah and Stevie’s love to the brim.” (The Playlist)

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Kris Bowers’ EMMY-Nominated When They See Us Score Debuts Digitally on August 9

Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us four-episode mini-series on Netflix scored 16 EMMY® nominations, including Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series (Original Dramatic Score) for composer Kris Bowers, the most nominations received for the streaming platform this year!   Lakeshore Records will release When They See Us -Original Music From The Netflix Limited Series digitally on Friday, August 9.  Stay tuned for more album details!  More about the film below.

WHEN THEY SEE US is now streaming on Netflix.

 

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