198: 13th / Oscars Post-mortem

Silver Screen Queens

We review Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary, and find that it’s worth seeing, if a little fast and furious. It presents some very serious information in an accessible and palatable way, is beautifully shot and made, and will help you show receipts the next time you’re faced with white folks claiming racism is over. It does, however, have a little of the feeling of a history class, and as it gets closer to its run time it does tend to skip over some of the more interesting things it brings up.

Because we recorded on Oscar day, and because the 2017 Oscars provided a moment that will be talked about for years to come, we also recorded a quick post-mortem. Spoiler alert: we predicted a lot of categories correctly.

Show notes:

• 13th (2016) - IMDb
• Netflix to Release Oprah Interview Special Tied to Ava DuVernay's Oscar-Nominated '13th' Doc | Hollywood Reporter
• Full Transcript Of Angela Davis's Women's March Speech - Read Angela Davis's Women's March Speech - Elle
• Assata Shakur: from civil rights activist to FBI's most-wanted | Books | The Guardian
• Evidence of 'torture' of children held in Don Dale detention centre uncovered by Four Corners - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
• Leverage The Jailhouse Job
• Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) - IMDb
• The Thin Blue Line (1988) - IMDb
• The Fog of War (2003) - IMDb
• 151: Fruitvale Station | Silver Screen Queens
• ‘Moana’s Auli'i Cravalho and Lin-Manuel Miranda Perform at Oscars 2017 | Teen Vogue
• John Legend’s Oscars 2017 La La Land Performance: Watch | Hollywood Reporter
• Oscars 2017: watch Iranian winner Asghar Farhadi’s statement protesting Trump’s “inhumane law” - Vox
• 'White Helmets' bags Oscar on politically charged night | 2017 News | Al Jazeera
• Razzies announces winners - CNN.com
• Razzie Awards

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