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13th (film) Documentary is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Oscars - 2017

13th currently holds a 90/100 on Metacritic

Netflix is now streaming the film.

Be sure to watch the separate film showing Oprah Winfrey’s interview with director Ava DuVernay.

13th is a 2016 American documentary by director Ava DuVernay. Centered on race in the United States criminal justice system which outlawed slavery (unless as punishment for a crime). DuVernay's documentary argues that slavery is being effectively perpetuated through mass incarceration. 13th has garnered acclaim from film critics, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Oscars.

13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix

Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high ...


 

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