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  • 13th (2016)
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    100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
13th (2016)
TV-MA
100 min | Documentary, Crime, History

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director
Writers
Spencer Averick (written by) | Ava DuVernay (written by)
Producers
Spencer Averick | Howard Barish (produced by) | Ava DuVernay (produced by)
Composer
Jason Moran (music by)
Cinematographers
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Release date
Oct 7, 2016 (United States)

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100 cast members
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Melina Abdullah
Self - Chair, Pan-African Studies, California State University, Los Angeles Self - Chair, Pan-African Studies, California State University, Los Angeles   See fewer
Michelle Alexander
Self - Educator and Author, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Self - Educator and Author, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness   See fewer
Cory Booker
Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey   See fewer
Dolores Canales
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / Co-Founder of California Families to Abolish Solitary Confinement Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / Co-Founder of California Families to Abolish Solitary Confinement   See fewer
Gina Clayton
Self - Attorney and Founder, Essie Justice Group Self - Attorney and Founder, Essie Justice Group   See fewer
Jelani Cobb
Self - Professor of African-American Studies, University of Connecticut Self - Professor of African-American Studies, University of Connecticut   See fewer
Malkia Cyril
Self - Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice Self - Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice   See fewer
Angela Davis
Self - Professor Emerita, UC Santa Cruz Self - Professor Emerita, UC Santa Cruz   See fewer
Craig DeRoche
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / President, Justice Fellowship Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / President, Justice Fellowship   See fewer
David Dinkins
Self - 106th Mayor of New York City (D) Self - 106th Mayor of New York City (D)   See fewer
Baz Dreisinger
Self - Educator and Author, Incarceration Nations Self - Educator and Author, Incarceration Nations   See fewer
Kevin Gannon
Self - Professor of History, Grandview University Self - Professor of History, Grandview University   See fewer
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Self - Professor of History, Harvard University Self - Professor of History, Harvard University   See fewer
Marie Gottschalk
Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania   See fewer
Newt Gingrich
Self - 50th Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate Self - 50th Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate   See fewer
Lisa Graves
Self - Executive Director, Center for Media and Democracy Self - Executive Director, Center for Media and Democracy   See fewer
Cory Greene
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / Co-Founder, H.O.L.L.A. Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / Co-Founder, H.O.L.L.A.   See fewer
John Hagan
Self - Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University Self - Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University   See fewer
Michael Hough
Self - Maryland State Senator (R), American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Self - Maryland State Senator (R), American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)   See fewer
Van Jones
Self - Founder, #CUT50 / Founder & President, Dream Corps Self - Founder, #CUT50 / Founder & President, Dream Corps   See fewer
David Keene
Self - Chairman 1984 - 2011, American Conservative Union Self - Chairman 1984 - 2011, American Conservative Union   See fewer
James Kilgore
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Author, Understanding Mass Incarceration Self - Formerly Incarcerated Author, Understanding Mass Incarceration   See fewer
Glenn E. Martin
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / Founder, JustLeadershipUSA Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / Founder, JustLeadershipUSA   See fewer
Marc Mauer
Self - Executive Director, Sentencing Project Self - Executive Director, Sentencing Project   See fewer
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Self - Professor of History, Race and Public Policy, Harvard University (as Khalil G. Muhammad) Self - Professor of History, Race and Public Policy, Harvard University (as Khalil G. Muhammad)   See fewer
Pat Nolan
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / SVP, Prison Fellowship Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / SVP, Prison Fellowship   See fewer
Grover Norquist
Self - Board Member, Americans for Tax Reform Self - Board Member, Americans for Tax Reform   See fewer
Dorsey Nunn
Self - Executive Director, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Self - Executive Director, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children   See fewer
Liza Jessie Peterson
Self - Incarceration Activist and Educator Self - Incarceration Activist and Educator   See fewer
Charles Rangel
Self - Congressman (D), New York 13th District (as Charles B. Rangel) Self - Congressman (D), New York 13th District (as Charles B. Rangel)   See fewer
Kyung-Ji Rhee
Self - Center for Nu Leadership on Urban Solutions (as Kyung-Ji Kate Rhee) Self - Center for Nu Leadership on Urban Solutions (as Kyung-Ji Kate Rhee)   See fewer
Rashad Robinson
Self - Color for Change Self - Color for Change   See fewer
Shaka Senghor
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / Director of Strategy, #CUT50 Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist / Director of Strategy, #CUT50   See fewer
Bob Sloan
Self - Independent Investigative Journalist Self - Independent Investigative Journalist   See fewer
Deborah Small
Self - Attorney and Founder, Break the Chains Self - Attorney and Founder, Break the Chains   See fewer
Bryan Stevenson
Self - Attorney and Author / Founder, Equal Justice Initiative Self - Attorney and Author / Founder, Equal Justice Initiative   See fewer
Ken Thompson
Self - District Attorney - Brooklyn, New York Self - District Attorney - Brooklyn, New York   See fewer
Nicholas Turner
Self - President, Vera Institute of Justice Self - President, Vera Institute of Justice   See fewer
Daniel Wagner
Self - Investigative Reporter, Buzzfeed Self - Investigative Reporter, Buzzfeed   See fewer
Joe Atkins
Self - Minnesota (DFL) (archive footage) (as State Rep. Joe Atkins) Self - Minnesota (DFL) (archive footage) (as State Rep. Joe Atkins)   See fewer
Lee Atwater
Self - Campaign Strategist to Ronald Reagan (archive footage) Self - Campaign Strategist to Ronald Reagan (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Brokaw
Self - Host, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw (archive footage) Self - Host, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw (archive footage)   See fewer
Kalief Browder
Self - Inmate Held Without Trial, 2010 - 2013 (archive footage) Self - Inmate Held Without Trial, 2010 - 2013 (archive footage)   See fewer
Carolyn Bryant
Self - Wife of Roy Bryant (archive footage) Self - Wife of Roy Bryant (archive footage)   See fewer
Roy Bryant
Self - Acquitted of Lynching Emmett Till (archive footage) Self - Acquitted of Lynching Emmett Till (archive footage)   See fewer
George Bush
Self - 41st President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 41st President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
George W. Bush
Self - 43rd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 43rd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Carter
Self - 39th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 39th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Philando Castile
Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage) Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Clinton
Self - 42nd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 42nd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Hillary Clinton
Self - 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage)   See fewer
Stephen Colbert
Self - Host, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (archive footage) Self - Host, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage) Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Allen Davis
Self - Convicted Murderer (archive footage) Self - Convicted Murderer (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Dole
Self - Former U.S. Senator (R-KS) (archive footage) Self - Former U.S. Senator (R-KS) (archive footage)   See fewer
Sam DuBose
Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage) Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Dukakis
Self - 1988 Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - 1988 Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage)   See fewer
John Ehrlichman
Self - Chief Domestic Advisor to Richard Nixon (archive footage) Self - Chief Domestic Advisor to Richard Nixon (archive footage)   See fewer
Gerald Ford
Self - 38th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 38th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Eric Garner
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Gottwalt
Self - Minnesota (R) (archive footage) (as State Rep. Steve Gottwalt) Self - Minnesota (R) (archive footage) (as State Rep. Steve Gottwalt)   See fewer
Oscar Grant
Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage) Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Freddie Gray
Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage) Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Fred Hampton
Self - Chairman, Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party (archive footage) Self - Chairman, Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party (archive footage)   See fewer
Eric Courtney Harris
Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage) Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Jason Harrison
Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage) Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Thom Hartmann
Self - Progressive Political Commentator (archive footage) Self - Progressive Political Commentator (archive footage)   See fewer
Marc Lamont Hill
Self - Huffington Post Live (archive footage) Self - Huffington Post Live (archive footage)   See fewer
Willie Horton
Self - Convicted Murderer (archive footage) Self - Convicted Murderer (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Jennings
Self - Host, ABC Nightly News with Peter Jennings (archive footage) Self - Host, ABC Nightly News with Peter Jennings (archive footage)   See fewer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Sharanda Jones
Self - Received Mandatory Minimum Sentence of Life in Prison on First Offense (archive footage) Self - Received Mandatory Minimum Sentence of Life in Prison on First Offense (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Polly Hannah Klaas
Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage)   See fewer
Ed Koch
Self - 105th Mayor of New York City (archive footage) Self - 105th Mayor of New York City (archive footage)   See fewer
Rachel Maddow
Self - Host, The Rachel Maddow Show (archive footage) Self - Host, The Rachel Maddow Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Malcolm X
Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Trayvon Martin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Laquan McDonald
Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage) Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Zebulon Miletsky
Self - Author, Before Busing: Boston's Long Freedom Movement in the 'Cradle of Liberty' Self - Author, Before Busing: Boston's Long Freedom Movement in the 'Cradle of Liberty'   See fewer
Mamie Till Mobley
Self - Mother of Emmett Till (archive footage) Self - Mother of Emmett Till (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Barack Obama
Self - 44th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 44th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
John Oliver
Self - Host, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (archive footage) Self - Host, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (archive footage)   See fewer
Rick Perry
Self - Governor of Texas 2000 - 2015 (R) (archive footage) Self - Governor of Texas 2000 - 2015 (R) (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Rather
Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (archive footage) Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (archive footage)   See fewer
Nancy Reagan
Self - Former First Lady (archive footage) Self - Former First Lady (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Reasoner
Self - Journalist, 60 Minutes (archive footage) Self - Journalist, 60 Minutes (archive footage)   See fewer
Diamond Reynolds
Self - Partner Murdered by Police (archive footage) Self - Partner Murdered by Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Tamir E. Rice
Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage) Self - Murdered by Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronnie C. Rouse
Self - Film and Music Producer Self - Film and Music Producer   See fewer
Bernie Sanders
Self - U.S. Senator (I-VT) (archive footage) Self - U.S. Senator (I-VT) (archive footage)   See fewer
Assata Shakur
Self - Member of Black Panther Party & Black Liberation Army (archive footage) Self - Member of Black Panther Party & Black Liberation Army (archive footage)   See fewer
Emmett Till
Self - Victim of Lynching (archive footage) Self - Victim of Lynching (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Trump
Self - New York City Real Estate Businessman (archive footage) Self - New York City Real Estate Businessman (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Watson
Self - Chief Legal Counsel, American Bail Coalition (archive footage) Self - Chief Legal Counsel, American Bail Coalition (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Weyrich
Self - Co-Founder, ALEC (archive footage) Self - Co-Founder, ALEC (archive footage)   See fewer
Larry Wilmore
Self - Host, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (archive footage) Self - Host, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (archive footage)   See fewer
George Zimmerman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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