Summary

Ava DuVernay brought the world premiere of 14th , her Netflix documentary about the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to the closing night of the 2026 New York Film Festival . While the film’s topic may seem like the subject of a dry history lecture, DuVernay viscerally explores how the post-Civil War Constitutional provisions in the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments embody foundational ideals about the U.S.

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