genesis

The genesis of the play, as Fugard told the Paris Review, “had absolutely nothing to do with the racial situation in South Africa.”

In the book, and on several speaking tours, Kramer explained the genesis of the moment.

Before we talk about the genesis of the film, I wanted to start with your interest in the subject matter of the film: mass incarceration, the criminal justice system, prison conditions.

So that became the genesis of the protagonist.

Villarreal: Let’s talk about the genesis of where the story came from.