Cinematic background from 13th 2016 - An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A group of men standing around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older woman wearing glasses and a yellow scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A woman sitting on a red chair in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older man in a white suit sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A group of people standing in front of a theater; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a suit and red shirt is looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A person with a short curly hair wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a building; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of a woman's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A beautiful young woman with long curly brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older man sitting in a chair in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older woman wearing a yellow scarf in an old building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An old man sitting next to a man in front of a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a suit and red shirt is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man standing in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – John kasich with his wife , karen , and their daughter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An old black and white photo of a woman holding up a plate; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of men holding guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of a group of young men; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An old black and white photo of a man holding a young boy; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of the number of people in prison; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of a group of men in prison uniforms; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of an african - american man in jail; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of men sitting in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An old photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A bald man in a suit and red neck tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of a young man wearing a hat; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A woman sitting on a red chair in front of a large window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of two men sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older man wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A woman in a leather jacket is holding a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A bald man in a blue shirt is making a funny face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A bunch of guns that are lined up together; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – Two men standing next to each other wearing ties; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a suit talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A group of people that are standing in a row; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An old black and white photo of a man standing next to a tree; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older man wearing glasses and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black - and - white photo of a man with a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older man in a black suit sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white picture of an african - american prison population in 2 0 0 1; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A woman in a white suit is speaking at a podium; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A woman holding a painting of a man; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A woman sitting in front of a window smiling at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older man wearing a white suit and a blue tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A bald man in a suit and red tie is sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – People sitting at tables in a large room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a suit and tie talking to a camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man wearing a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a suit sitting in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a suit and pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older man with a gray beard looking out a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older black man wearing glasses and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black and white photo of men in suits and ties sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man in a blue shirt is talking to someone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A woman wearing a necklace and a brown vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A person wearing a red t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A bald man in a red shirt and a gray suit jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older man wearing glasses talking to someone in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man sitting on the ground in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A woman sitting in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A bald man in a blue shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man standing in front of a metal gate; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A group of men sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – An older man wearing a neck tie looking off into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A black lives matter banner is held up in front of a crowd of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A bald man with a beard and a red tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “13th” (2016), directed by Ava DuVernay – A man sitting at a news desk in front of a television; Medium shot, Low angle