ABC Owned Television Stations premieres Our America: Hidden Stories with Ava DuVernay starting Sunday, July 14. The one-hour special “sheds light on the interconnected issues of caste through the lenses of racism, sexism and other various human hierarchies in America while drawing from the themes in [DuVernay’s] landmark film Origin,” ABC Stations said. “The special aims to engage, inform and inspire viewers to connect on a human level.”
Interviews happen in Los Angeles, Houston and New York, and touch on the making of Origin, book bans and caste in America. There’s also a student roundtable that sees DuVernay sit with college students to discuss their passions and concerns, and “what motivates them to drive societal change.”
