Ava DuVernay’s “13th” opened the 54th New York Film Festival with a jolt of topical urgency, shaking up tradition as the first documentary to kick off the festival and addressing head-on the issue of mass incarceration and its historical roots. The crowd at the premiere screening rose to its feet when the credits rolled —...
Ava Duvernay’s ’13th’ Opens To Standing Ovation At New York Film Festival
Gordon Cox, Variety
Fri, 09/30/2016 - 11:05pm
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Grief is complicated, says filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma; 13th). "It is its own life journey ... DuVernay decided to turn it into a film. But she approached the material in a fresh way, crafting ...
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When I first met Ava DuVernay, I had no idea how great an impact ... from Selma to her prison documentary 13th, and to empower important storytellers—by choosing only female directors to helm ...
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When I watch a film, I can tell when it ... A deficit to the culture. DuVernay directed Selma, an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, and 13th, an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature.
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