documentary film 13th

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American film documentary film political documentary

"13th" is an acclaimed 2016 documentary film directed by Ava DuVernay that examines the intersection of race, mass incarceration, and the U.S. criminal justice system, arguing that slavery’s legacy persists through modern policies and institutions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → documentary film → political documentary →
approvalRatingSource	Rotten Tomatoes →
awardReceived	BAFTA Award for Best Documentary → Peabody Award → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special →
basedOn	historical analysis of U.S. racial politics →
cinematography	Hans Charles → Kira Kelly →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	widespread critical acclaim →
director	Ava DuVernay →
distributor	Netflix →
editor	Spencer Averick →
examines	ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) → criminalization of African Americans → economic exploitation through incarceration → police violence → political rhetoric on crime → private prisons →
featuresInterviewWith	Angela Davis → Bryan Stevenson → Cory Booker → Henry Louis Gates Jr. → Jelani Cobb → Michelle Alexander → Newt Gingrich → Van Jones →
focusesOn	Black Lives Matter movement → War on Drugs → mandatory minimum sentencing → prison–industrial complex → racial profiling →
genre	documentary → social issue film →
language	English →
musicBy	Jason Moran →
namedAfter	Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution →
narrativeForm	archival footage → interviews →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature → Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary → Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures →
platform	Netflix →
premiereEvent	New York Film Festival →
premiereLocation	New York City →
premiereType	opening night film →
premiereYear	2016 →
productionCompany	Forward Movement → Kandoo Films →
releaseDate	2016-09-30 →
releaseYear	2016 →
runningTimeMinutes	100 →
subject	Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → U.S. criminal justice system → legacy of slavery in the United States → mass incarceration in the United States → racial inequality in the United States →
theme	civil rights → constitutional law → continuity between slavery and modern incarceration → systemic racism →
title	13th →
writer	Ava DuVernay → Spencer Averick →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Black America Again →	usedIn