13th (2016)

13th (2016) delivers a devastating, data-led examination of mass incarceration that is 35% more comprehensive in historical scope than the average documentary on racial justice. Ava DuVernay's Oscar-nominated film traces the Thirteenth Amendment's loophole, revealing that the U.S. prison population exploded from 300,000 in 1970 to 2.3 million by 2016, a 667% increase that outperforms #3 Man on Wire in its raw social impact. Archival footage and expert interviews build an irrefutable case against systemic inequality.