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Ava DuVernay Says in U.S. ‘Criminals Get Reelected, Make Millions of Dollars and Sell Electric Cars’ at Marrakech Festival
Ava DuVernay said the United States is 'ran by criminals' while reflecting on the timely resonance of her documentary '13th' at the Marrakech Festival.
Ava DuVernay said the United States is “ran by criminals” while reflecting on the timely resonance of her Oscar-nominated documentary “13th” during an on-stage conversation with Rosalie Varda at the Marrakech Film Festival. The politically-engaged filmmaker and activist denounced a double standard in the U.S. judicial system, saying “that criminality is seen as completely different than a black kid on the corner who might sell marijuana. “I was working as a publicist on that set, and I was watching Michael Mann direct Tom Cruise and Javier Bardem in a scene.
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