Institutionalised racism explained in terms so clear even I can understand it. This well-directed documentary is not only tragic, it's necessary.

a hard watch but worth it if you want an understanding of slavery, the prison system and the black experience in america

A powerful film from Ava DuVernay.

Nominated for Oscar's Best Documentary Feature. It is really hard to watch this documentary because it puts a societal norm under a high intensity light that leaves you blinded and helpless confronted with a great evil. God have mercy on us all. Another important film that needs to be seen by white America, because black America lives with it every day, and white America doesn't have a clue. It may not give answers, but, perhaps awareness is a step in the right direction. I give this a 9 (important) out of 10.

I have to give 13th the obligatory "eye opening" review. I knew mass incarceration was a systemic issue but I didn't know of the specific policies allowing it to happen and the literal constitutional loophole leading to slave prison labor.