13th Documentary Transcript

There are no so called journalistic standards for movies of the sort and as such they are inherently subject to the biases and prejudices of the filmmakers now to the degree that a film ports about its own skewed sociopolitical leanings differs a straight up encapsulation of a moment documentary like restrepo whores.

13th documentary transcript. It is the first documentary ever accorded that prestigious. The film s title refers to the 13th. Best known for his work an editor on critically acclaimed films middle of nowhere 2012 selma 2014 and for producing 2016 acclaimed documentary 13th for which he received academy award for best documentary feature nominations at 89th academy awards that he shared with director ava duvernay and co producer howard barish. Premiering tonight at the new york film festival 13th is the first documentary to open the festival in its 54 year history.

13th 2016 tv ma 1h 40m critically acclaimed documentaries in this thought provoking documentary scholars activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of african americans and the u s. Directed by ava duvernay. 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. Transcript filmmaker ava duvernay talks about her new documentary 13th which explores the history of race and the criminal justice system in the united states.

Spencer averick is an american film editor and producer. With melina abdullah michelle alexander cory booker dolores canales. 13th is a documentary from ava duvernary known for directing selma the movie about the march by mlk and it tracks the history from the introduction of the 13th amendment which states that no one can be owned by another person to present day with the lens of the rights of black people. An in depth look at the prison system in the united states and how it reveals the nation s history of racial inequality.

But it also included a provision many people don t know about and that is what this documentary brings to view. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted shall exist. A ll documentary films to a certain degree are propaganda films.