13th (film)
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| Directed by | Ava DuVernay |
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| Music by | Jason Moran |
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| Edited by | Spencer Averick |
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Kandoo Films
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
13th is a 2016 American documentary by director Ava DuVernay. Centered on race in the United States criminal justice system, the film is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which outlawed slavery (unless as punishment for a crime). DuVernay's documentary opens with the idea that 25 percent of the people in the world who are incarcerated are incarcerated in the U.S. and argues that slavery is being effectively perpetuated in the U.S. through mass incarceration. 13th has garnered acclaim from film critics, and is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Oscars.[1]
Contents
Content[edit]
The film begins with the fact that 25 percent of the people in the world who are incarcerated are incarcerated in the U.S.
Production[edit]
The full Thirteenth Amendment reads as follows: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Filmed in secrecy, 13th was only revealed after it was announced as the opening film for the 2016 New York Film Festival.[2]
Release[edit]
It was released on October 7, 2016 on Netflix.[3]
Reception[edit]
13th currently holds a 90/100 on Metacritic based on 23 critic reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim.'[4] On Rotten Tomatoes the film received a 97% 'Certified Fresh' rating based on 69 critic reviews with the critical consensus "13th strikes at the heart of America's tangled racial history, offering observations as incendiary as they are calmly controlled."[5]
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone awarded the film four stars and named it one of the best films of 2016. It was the highest-ranking documentary on his year-end list.
Accolades[edit]
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
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| Academy Awards | Best Documentary Feature | 13th | Pending |
| ACE Eddie Awards | Best Edited Documentary Feature | Spencer Averick | Nominated |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards | Best Documentary | 13th | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists' EDA Awards | Best Documentary | 13th | Won |
| Best Woman Director | Ava DuVernay | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry | Ava DuVernay | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | Best Documentary | 13th | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | Best Film | 13th | Pending |
| Best Feature Documentary | 13th | Pending | |
| Best Original or Adapted Song | "Letter to the Free" – Common | Pending | |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Documentary | 13th | Won |
| Cinema Audio Society | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Documentary | Jeffrey Perkins | Pending |
| Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | Best Documentary Feature | 13th | Nominated |
| Best Documentary (TV/Streaming) | 13th | Won | |
| Best Director (TV/Streaming) | Ava DuVernay | Won | |
| Best Political Documentary | 13th | Won | |
| Best Song in a Documentary | "Letter to the Free" | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Documentary | 13th | Runner-up |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | Best Documentary | 13th | Nominated |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Song – Documentary | "Letter to the Free" | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Documentary Feature | 13th | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Documentary Feature | 13th | Pending |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Non-Fiction Film | 13th | 3rd Place |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | Best Documentary | 13th | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Documentary Film | 13th | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Documentary | 13th | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Documentary Film | 13th | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Documentary Film | 13th | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Documentary | 13th | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Documentary | 13th | Won |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Movie by a Woman | 13th | Won |
| Best Woman Storyteller (Screenwriting Award) | Ava DuVernay | Won | |
| Best Documentary By or About Women | 13th | Won | |
| Courage in Filmmaking | Ava DuVernay | Won |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oscar Nominations". The Oscars. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Cox, Gordon (19 July 2016). "2016 New York Film Festival to Open With Ava DuVernay Documentary 'The 13th'". Variety.
- ^ Lockett, Dee (19 July 2016). "Ava DuVernay's The 13th Will Be the First Documentary to Ever Open the New York Film Festival". Vulture.
- ^ "13TH Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "13th (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
External links[edit]
- 13th at the Internet Movie Database
- 13th at Rotten Tomatoes
- 13th at Metacritic
- 13th on Facebook
- 2016 films
- English-language films
- 2010s documentary films
- American documentary films
- Films directed by Ava DuVernay
- American films
- Criminal justice reform in the United States
- Netflix original films
- Documentary films about law in the United States
- Documentary films about race and ethnicity in the United States
