伊恩·格雷,分子生物学在读博士,专攻眼睛的进化。他离开实验室去参加了一个聚会,在那里他邂逅了一位神秘的带着面具的模特女郎,虽然只是转瞬即逝的一瞬间,之后她就是消失在黑夜中。凭着记忆里女孩美丽动人的眼睛,他找到了她,两人陷入爱河。即使两个人对于生活的基本信仰完全不同,但这只会加深他们之间的联系,他们立誓永远陪伴彼此。多年后,伊恩和他的实验搭档凯伦有了一次具有深远意义的发现。现在他必须要离开家人,穿越世界各地去找寻这项新发现的真实和意义。I, Origins is the sci-fi film by writer/director Mike Cahill (Another Earth) which tells the story of a molecular biologist (Michael Pitt) and his laboratory partner (Brit Marling) who uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it. The film features a beautiful electronica score composed by Will Bates and Phil Mossman (who had produced the score for Another Earth) and the songs"Motion Picture Soundtrack" by Radiohead and"Dust It Off" performed by The Dø.