Plot
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Cast
Jelani Cobb
Self
Angela Davis
Self
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self
Michelle Alexander
Self
Cory Booker
Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey
Marie Gottschalk
Self
Michael Hough
Self
Gina Clayton
Self
David Keene
Self
James Kilgore
Self
Bryan Stevenson
Self
Nicholas Turner
Self
Crew
Ava DuVernay
Director
Kira Kelly
Director of Photography
Hans Charles
Director of Photography
Ava DuVernay
Writer
Spencer Averick
Writer
Ava DuVernay
Producer
Spencer Averick
Producer
Jason Moran
Original Music Composer
Howard Barish
Producer
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