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“13th” & “Life, Animated”: Meet the Filmmakers Behind the Oscar-Nominated Documentaries

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The 89th Academy Awards are this Sunday. Over the past year, Democracy Now! aired segments on two of this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Documentary: Ava Duvernay’s “13th” about the criminal justice system and Roger Ross Williams’s “Life, Animated” about how a family reached their autistic son through Disney movies.

From Slavery to Mass Incarceration, Ava DuVernay’s Film '13th' Examines Racist U.S. Justice System

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Life, Animated: A Remarkable Story of How a Family Reached Their Autistic Son Through Disney Movies

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Roger Ross Williams, the First Black Oscar-Winning Director, on 'Life, Animated' & #OscarsSoWhite

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