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13th is a 2016 film that explores the prison-industrial complex and the history of racial oppression in the US. It is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment that abolished slavery, but allowed involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.
- $566 (UK only)
- Jason Moran
- $1 million
- Howard Barish, Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick
Oct 7, 2016 · Ava DuVernay's film explores the history of mass incarceration and racial inequality in the United States, from slavery to the war on drugs. The title refers to the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery but allowed forced labor as a punishment for crime.
- (37K)
- Ava DuVernay
- TV-MA
- Documentary, Crime, History
Sep 30, 2016 · Director Ava DuVernay examines how the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, has been used to justify mass incarceration and racial discrimination in the US. The film traces the history of the prison industrial complex, from the Civil War to the present, and features interviews with scholars, activists and politicians.
In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Ava Duvernay
- 100 min
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Sep 30, 2016 · The movie hinges on the 13th Amendment, as the title indicates, in ways that may be surprising, though less so for those familiar with Michelle Alexander’s 2010 best seller, “The New Jim Crow ...
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