After rising to prominence as the director of celebrated narrative features likeSelmaandMiddle of Nowhere, Ava DuVernay is looking to make waves with her first major theatrical documentary this fall.
Now, you might catch a glimpse of that upcoming film,13th, in a riveting new trailer that premiered online Monday.
One out of four human beings with their hands on bars, shackled, in the world, are locked up here in the Land of the Free, Van Jones says at the top of the preview for the film, which probes into Americas long history of mass incarceration particularly of black men.
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In a press release, Netflix describes the film as examining how mass incarceration evolved to its current epic proportions and what the ramifications are for communities of color across the country.
13thenters the Best Documentary Oscar race on Friday when it becomes the first nonfiction feature in history toopen the New York Film Festival, which typially serves as a launching pad for awards-bound films as the fall movie season heats up.
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