13th film to be screened

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of the documentary “13th” at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the 2016 Netflix film gives an in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality. The film is titled after the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which freed slaves and prohibited slavery. The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-1131.