The Selma director unravels the ‘American quilt of injustice,oppression and systemic racism’ that is mass incarceration in her new documentary, 13thRaised in Compton, or educated in African American studies at UCLA,film-maker Ava DuVernay said that her life experiences own left the ravages of the US criminal justice system a subject very close to her heart.“Having had the experience of being around folks who own been touched by mass incarceration along with an education that offered a “framework for why and how things are happening” has had a major impact on the acclaimed director of Selma. Related: 13th review: Ava DuVernay doc shows prisons are the new plantations Related: Ava DuVernay: 'This patriarchy is often shocked when a black film does well' Related: Queen Sugar: why it's a time travel expose for black audiences Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com