Movies

Movie for Parents/Guardians | Rated TV-MA

Recommended by a Parker parent

 

“13TH,” which opened the New York Film Festival in 2016, takes its title from the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,” and explores how the American criminal system became one of several methods of systemic racism and terror. The message is that the dynamics and economics of slavery never went away, but rather took on new forms such as Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws and "the war on drugs."  Nominated for an Oscar, the flim won Best Documentary at the Emmys, BAFTAs and NAACP Image Awards.

 

Topics: Race, Racism, Justice, Mass Incarceration    

 

Movie for Parents/Guardians | Rated R

Recommended by SEED

 

Oscar-nominated Crip Camp is a documentary about Camp Jened, a free-spirited New York summer camp for teens with disabilities in the 1970’s. The film focuses on a group of campers who evolved into activists for the disability rights movement and follows their fight for accessibility legislation. Crip Camp had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award and was awarded Best Feature by the International Documentary Association. It is currently streaming on Netflix and YouTube. Official website: https://cripcamp.com/.  (Note: Crip Camp is rated R for "some language including sexual references").

 

Topics: Disability, Activism, Personal Stories