'' I Origins '' was the second feature film by writer-director Mike Cahill after his earlier independent science fiction-drama , '' Another Earth '' ( 2011 ) , also with actress Brit Marling . Cahill sold the film rights to '' Another Earth '' to Fox Searchlight Pictures at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival . At that time he also sold a screenplay to what would be his next feature film titled '' I '' . Though during the development of '' I '' , after failing to " crack " some aspects of the story , Cahill instead decided to make an origin story for the film , in which he had a " rich back story for "
2011 Sundance Film Festival
2011 Sundance Film Festival
I Origins