Mass Incarceration In Ava Duvernay
In the documentary, 13th, the director, Ava DuVernay, conducts a detailed analysis of the system of mass incarceration in America. More specifically, how the prison structure of America affects people of color. The 13th amendment may have physically removed the shackles that enslaved African Americans, but replaced them with “mass incarceration, police brutality and policies that have continually disenfranchised people of color.”
Many times throughout the film, the word “Criminal” is projected on the screen at the center of a black background. Ava’s display of imagery is simple but has a very complex meaning. The screen plays into the film’s theme of “Dehumanization of African Americans.” Often, people of color are seen as “Criminals,” regardless
Many times throughout the film, the word “Criminal” is projected on the screen at the center of a black background. Ava’s display of imagery is simple but has a very complex meaning. The screen plays into the film’s theme of “Dehumanization of African Americans.” Often, people of color are seen as “Criminals,” regardless