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Ava DuVernay warns of democracy's erosion at '14th' premiere

The Netflix documentary on the 14th Amendment was the closing night screening of the 2026 New York Film Festival; Chip rates it without watching.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on The Weekend Shift
Published 2:10 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “Ava DuVernay Sounds the Alarm Over the “Erosion of Democracy” at ’14th’ World Premiere: “We Need to Fight””.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 2:10 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.

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The Hollywood ReporterAva DuVernay Sounds the Alarm Over the “Erosion of Democracy” at ’14th’ World Premiere: “We Need to Fight”

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Hollywood Reporter says Ava DuVernay warned of the erosion of democracy at the world premiere of her Netflix documentary '14th', the closing night film at the New York Film Festival.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA documentary about an amendment. With a closing night slot.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMasterpiece. I haven't seen it, but the poster is gorgeous and the amendment is a classic.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA classic. Chip, it's a legal text.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBest legal text of the century. Also /Film ranked the ten best Westerns of the two thousands. I loved all ten.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAll ten?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEvery horse.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHere's my pitch: 'The Fifteenth'. Streaming Fridays. Cowboys, but they argue about ratification.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAlready seen it. Five stars.

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