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Ava DuVernay's new film 'Origin' is a powerful exploration of race and identity in America. The film begins and ends with the haunting image of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old black boy who was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in 2012. DuVernay said she wanted to use Martin's image as a symbol of the ongoing struggle for justice and dignity for black people. "He represents so many young lives that have been cut short by senseless violence," she said at the Venice Film Festival. "His story is not over. It's still being written by us, by how we respond to his death and the deaths of others like him."

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