“Selma” director Ava DuVernay used the SFFilm Doc Stories premiere of “14th” to urge post-election action on civil rights and democracy. https://t.co/wy47soQDyR
The incomparable Ava DuVernay. ✨Thank you to DuVernay and Robert Abele (President, Los Angeles Film Critics Association) for a powerful conversation on her latest film, ‘14th’. The film will be released on @Netflix DEC 4.
Full Q&A coming soon to YouTube: https://t.co/QXGVG4xbon
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Ava DuVernay remembers Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday, honoring the humanity, dignity and respect she brought to film criticism, even when she didn’t love a movie.
In conversation with IndieWire’s Chris O’Falt at Art of the Doc, presented by National Geographic Documentary Films, DuVernay reflects on the relationship between filmmakers and journalists and the importance of telling people’s stories with care.
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Day 6 of the festival and i started it with probably the best screen talk ive attended
Ava Duvernay spoke so eloquently about the state of america right now,but also the usa of 60 years ago that it was impossible not to be moved,
and cannot wait to see 14th #lff#avaduvernay
‘14th’ review: Ava DuVernay’s rousing documentary is a damning exploration of the current attack on the rights of Black Americans https://t.co/ib7sqklPM5
Tonight, Ava DuVernay’s ‘14th’ has its Closing Night #NYFF premiere. The documentary focuses on the 14th Amendment and its increasingly fraught place in American political life.
New photos from the film feature Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Stacey Abrams, Devon Henry and Professor Sherrilyn Ifill.
Read THR's deep dive into the film: https://t.co/1aiIc3dCXz
#14th by Ava DuVernay explores the formation/erosion of the amendment.
It's punctuated by images from pop culture promoting the insidious Lost Cause myth.
In the Q&A, Sherrilyn Ifill mulled how documentary offers a new POV on such pop forms & mythologized history.
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The importance and timeliness of Ava DuVernay’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated 2016 documentary, 13th, cannot be overstated. With a similarly accessible and impactful approach to a dense, complex subject, DuVernay makes abundantly clear the severity of the threat currently facing American democracy through the many recent strategic attacks on the 14th Amendment, not only by the current administration but by a hateful movement that dates back to the Civil War. 14th is a vital and infuriating piece of filmmaking that seeks to educate its audience into action, particularly as this year’s midterm elections approach. Unfortunately, the film’s constant use of AI to animate archival photographs is a constant source of distraction, undermining what was otherwise shaping up to be every bit as powerful and effective as 13th was a decade ago.