
13th(2016)
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.


Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

Clarence Jones
Self

John Johnson
Self
Herman Schwartz
Self
Elizabeth Gaynes
Self
James Asbury
Self

Nelson Rockefeller
Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Attica is a documentary film released in 2021 exploring themes of uprising, prison riot, attica, hostages. Directed by Traci A. Curry, it stars Clarence Jones, John Johnson, Herman Schwartz. Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.
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