The documentary also explores the correlation between slave labor and the current prison complex, which is used to produce items for countless Fortune 500 companies. The documentary, filmed in secret, traces the mass incarceration of African-Americans from 1970 to 2014, largely under the direction of three presidents, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Writer/director Ava DuVernay’s provocative documentary was released in October to critical acclaim and went on to win two awards at the inaugural Broadcast Film Critics Documentary Awards last week in Brooklyn. The latest film in the popular Uptown Saturday Night series, 13th, was screened over the weekend and was highlighted by a rousing post-film discussion around the issues of justice and mass incarceration of African-American men.
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