Premiering at the New York Film Festival, the filmmaker’s follow-up to her ’13th’ tackles birthright citizenship, the Equal Protection Clause and the undoing of the gains of Reconstruction.

On November 3, U.S. voters will cast ballots in midterm elections that will go a long way toward shaping or reshaping our government. The results will offer a pivotal snapshot of how the country is currently viewing the solvency of our particular brand of democracy.

Ava DuVernay‘s new documentary for Netflix focuses on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, recent attempts to strip the 14th Amendment of its power, and the ways in which the 14th Amendment embodies and represents the ideals and long-term viability of the American experiment. READ MORE