Ava Duvernay’s Origin and Matthew Heineman’s American Symphony were among the top winners at the Virginia Film Festival, the four-day Charlottesville event that ran from Oct. 25-29. Origin, based on Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, was the festival Audience Award for narrative feature. Heineman’s American Symphony, about musician Jon Batiste, was recognized […]
