Ava DuVernay's 14th Closes the New York Film Festival
Summary
The Netflix documentary, a follow-up to 13th, examines how the protections of the 14th Amendment are being tested today.
"Ava DuVernay's 14th had its world premiere Friday night as the closing film of the 64th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, according to Film at Lincoln Center. A follow-up to her documentary 13th, the film traces the 14th Amendment from its ratification after the Civil War to the present through interviews with lawmakers, legal scholars and commentators, covering birthright citizenship, due process, equal protection and the clause barring officials who engage in insurrection. Contributors include Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Anna Paulina Luna, Senator Alex Padilla, former Senator Jeff Flake, legal scholar Sherrilyn Ifill and Stacey Abrams, according to The Film Stage.
""NYFF has always been a place where films invite conversation rather than simply applause,"" DuVernay said in the festival's announcement. NYFF artistic director Dennis Lim called it ""a movie for the moment that sees through the fog of the present.""
Awards Radar's Joey Magidson gave the film three stars, calling it sobering and urgent while noting it can feel scattershot. The film is a Netflix release."