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Sep 30, 2016 · Premiering tonight at the New York Film Festival, “13th” is the first documentary to open the festival in its 54 year history. Director Ava DuVernay ’s takes an unflinching, well-informed and thoroughly researched look at the American system of incarceration, specifically how the prison industrial complex affects people of color.
Synopsis. The film begins with an audio clip of President Barack Obama stating that the US has 5 percent of the world's population, but 25 percent of the world's prisoners.
Summaries. An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. The film begins with the idea that 25 percent of the people in the world who are incarcerated are incarcerated in the U.S.
Jun 14, 2020 · Duvernay's documentary “13th” takes a well-informed look at this loophole and administers a researched look at the American incarceration system and how it contributes to...
Oct 7, 2016 · 13th: Directed by Ava DuVernay. With Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales. An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with...
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Sep 30, 2016 · Directed by Ava DuVernay. Documentary, Crime, History. 1h 40m. By Manohla Dargis. Sept. 29, 2016. Powerful, infuriating and at times overwhelming, Ava DuVernay’s documentary “13TH” will get your...
