’14th’ Review: Ava DuVernay’s Urgent ’13th’ Companion Sounds Alarm About America’s Constitutional Crisis [NYFF]

10 years later Ava DuVernay used “13 days” She returns to equally sensational territory: the Constitution, to trace the ugly afterlife of slavery through America’s deeply unequal criminal justice system. “14 days.” Another excellent, at times furious, startlingly clear documentary that functions as a spiritual sequel while broadening the frame. This time DuVernay examines citizenship itself. That is, it examines who belongs, who receives the protections promised by the United States, and what happens when these guarantees become inconvenient for those in power.

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