Ava DuVernay announces she is directing and producing a new Netflix documentary titled 14th, focusing on the 14th Amendment. The film-maker behind Selma and 13th says the documentary examines the amendment’s role after the US Civil War and its provision of citizenship and equal protection under the law to people who were previously enslaved. According to reporting, DuVernay’s project comes as Donald Trump and his administration are associated with legal challenges and efforts aimed at limiting or contesting birthright citizenship protections created by the amendment. Netflix says it will release the documentary later this year. The announcement also marks DuVernay’s return to nonfiction after earlier work, and is positioned as a follow-up to her 2016 documentary 13th, which examined the legacy of the 13th Amendment and the abolition of slavery. The outlets agree on the core details: DuVernay’s role as director and producer, the Netflix release timing, and the documentary’s subject matter centered on the 14th Amendment and its current political and legal scrutiny.