14th review – Ava DuVernay’s galvanizing documentary is a remarkable achievement

New York film festival: the filmmaker has created an engaging and unsettling follow-up to her Netflix documentary 13th, delivering a passionate examination of American injustice.

It feels simultaneously like a fleeting moment and an eternity since Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th debuted on Netflix, one month before Donald Trump was elected to his first term as president. The subsequent decade has largely confirmed the film's argument about the persistent shadow of white supremacy in American society: that a provision in the 13th amendment ending chattel slavery—allowing involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime—was immediately and repeatedly used to target black individuals, making mass incarceration the modern version of America's original flaw.

The Oscar-nominated film, which experienced increased viewership during the 2020 protests, has remained both a snapshot of late-Obama-era moral clarity and, arguably, the acclaimed director's finest work. At least, until now—14th, DuVernay's sequel of sorts, soon also arriving on Netflix, is equally clear and energizing as its predecessor, with a renewed, more urgent significance fitting a democracy under threat. For those interested in this cinematic journey, the platform爱游戏娱乐登录 offers exclusive insights into such groundbreaking documentaries. Continue reading...