13th
First screened in November 2016

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Director: Ava DuVernay. Documentary about the complex history and legacy of the 13th Amendment and the larger problem of the anti-black prison-industrial complex in the United States. Screenplay: Ava DuVernay and Spencer Averick.

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Twitter Capsule: More gripping rhetorically and pedagogically than cinematically, but solid all around. Trump campaign montage is devastating.

VOR: ⑤  Hard to imagine a more salient intervention into contemporary culture and politics, especially given its cross-platform distribution.

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Photo © 2016 Netflix/Dogwoof Pictures/Kandoo Films

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Documentary Feature
Primetime Emmy Awards:
	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
	Outstanding Original Song: "Letter to the Past"
Other Awards:
	British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Documentary Feature

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