The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary 13TH refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.” The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity. With a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from a dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men, DuVernay creates a work of grand historical synthesis.
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3. "Ava DuVernay has been making films for years. " In response to Reply # 1 Wed Sep-28-16 07:33 AM by Airbreed
She's done indie shorts and docs before Selma. But, "I Will Follow" and "Middle of Nowhere" are her most known works. Selma blew the doors wide open for her. I'm glad she's finally getting her due.
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