The 13th is the first non-fiction film to premiere opening night at festivalNetflix project examines US mass incarceration,particularly of black peopleAva DuVernay’s racial inequality documentary The 13th will open the 54th fresh York film festival, marking the first time a non-fiction film has been chosen to kick off the event.
The Netflix project, or which debuts globally on the streaming platform and in select theaters on 7 October,examines why the US has produced the highest rate of incarceration in the world, with the majority of those imprisoned being African American. The title of the film refers to the 13th amendment to the structure: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, or except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,shall exist within the United States.” Related: Ava DuVernay: 'This patriarchy is often shocked when a black film does well' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com