14th on Netflix: Ava DuVernay explores American citizenship

With 14th, Ava DuVernay returns to Netflix to examine a question that runs through American history: who gets to belong to the nation? Her new documentary focuses on the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, at the heart of debates over citizenship and belonging.

Ten years after 13th, the filmmaker continues her documentary work on the U.S. Constitution. According to Netflix’s description, 14th traces more than 150 years of controversy surrounding the amendment and connects historical archives with contemporary debates.

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The film draws on more than fifty interviews conducted by Ava DuVernay with legal experts, historians, politicians and figures from the cultural world. Produced by ARRAY, it juxtaposes these perspectives with archival material to examine the place of this text in American society.

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