Oscar-nominated documentary chronicling American criminalization and incarceration. Winner of Emmy, Peabody and BAFTA. Directed by @Ava. Only on @Netflix.

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19 Jun 2020
.@13THFilm has spiked in Netflix viewership and is @Google’s most searched documentary in June. @Ava’s pivotal work that connects slavery and the modern-day prison system has led people on a quest to learn more. Check out related Google trends below
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10 Jun 2020
When you log onto Netflix today, you will see a carefully curated list of titles that only begin to tell the complex and layered stories about racial injustice and Blackness in America. netflix.com/blacklivesmatter
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10 Jun 2020
When we say “Black Lives Matter,” we also mean “Black storytelling matters.” With an understanding that our commitment to true, systemic change will take time – we're starting by highlighting powerful and complex narratives about the Black experience.
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30 May 2020
To be silent is to be complicit. Black lives matter. We have a platform, and we have a duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up.
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14 Aug 2019
.@Ava continues to expose the flaws inherent in our criminal justice system - hear from her and The Exonerated Five on how they brought @WhenTheySeeUs to life

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12 Oct 2016
"In the good ol' days..." #13TH
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10 Sep 2017
Kudos to writer, producer, director @Ava DuVernay and team on @13THFilm's four Emmy Awards. #NowMoreThanEver refinery29.com/amp/2017/09/1…

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10 Sep 2017
Ava DuVernay scoops up four Emmy Awards for her documentary 13th. thefader.com/2017/09/10/ava-…
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.@ava & @SpencerAverick enjoy their win for Outstanding Documentary Special for @13THFilm. Watch #EmmysArts Sat 9/16, 8ET/PT on @FXXNetwork!
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10 Sep 2017
I'm so proud!👏🏽👏🏽congratulaaaations! @Ava #13th
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#CreativeArtsEmmys: Ava DuVernay amplifies #13th message thr.cm/BvUccV
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10 Sep 2017
Ava DuVernay Urges Us To “Stand Up And Be Heard” In Emmy Win Speech For ’13th’ deadline.com/2017/09/ava-duv…
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10 Sep 2017
This is @ava and I clinking our Emmys tonight! Yay!

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10 Sep 2017
#Blessed. I'm grateful to have won this #Emmy tonight for my song on @Ava's #13th. When the movement is strong, the music is strong.
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7 Sep 2017
Ava DuVernay is the first black woman to direct a film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar #SheIsTheFirst ti.me/2gK0t7Q
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Replying to @13THFilm
@13THFilm. What a mind blowing and amazing documentary, that opens your eyes to the injustice and racism in America. A must see @NetflixANZ
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20 Aug 2017
I finally watched @13THFilm. Words can't express what I feel. This only further educated me. Simply just incredulous. Please watch.
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Replying to @netflix
@13THFilm changed my entire perspective. I was awed, and humbled and inspired to do whatever I could do. Thank you @ava
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18 Aug 2017
Yesterday a poster for @Ava's truth-telling @13thFilm was ripped apart. 24 hours later, it's back up & shining. Only love can do that.
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13 Jul 2017
The incredible Ava DuVernay picks up an #Emmys nom for @13THFilm (Directing for a Nonfiction Program). #WomenInFilm bit.ly/2sWTkdd
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