Film at Lincoln Center has scheduled the world premiere of Ava DuVernay’s 14th as the 64th New York Film Festival’s Closing Night selection. The 108-minute documentary screens at 6 p.m. today with a Q&A, followed by additional presentations at 6:30 and 8:45 p.m.
The listed discussion brings DuVernay together with Stacey Abrams, Sherrilyn Ifill, Van Lathan, former Senator Jeff Flake and historian David Blight. A further festival screening is scheduled for October 11.
The official synopsis describes the film as a companion to DuVernay’s 2016 documentary 13th, this time examining the history and present-day interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. This notice records the premiere and participants; it does not review the film or imply attendance.