De regisseur interviewt activisten, politici en historici en combineert dit met archiefbeelden. De titel verwijst naar het dertiende amendement van de grondwet van de Verenigde Staten. In dit amendement worden slavernij en onvrijwillige arbeid per wet verboden.
| Directing | Ava DuVernay | Director |
| Writing | Spencer Averick | Writer |
| Editing | Spencer Averick | Editor |
| Camera | Kira Kelly | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ava DuVernay | Writer |
| Camera | Hans Charles | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ava DuVernay | Producer |
| Sound | Jeffrey Perkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Julie Pearce | Music Editor |
| Sound | Lise Richardson | Music Editor |
| Crew | Oprah Winfrey | Thanks |
| Production | Angus Wall | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Craig Henighan | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | David Oyelowo | Thanks |
| Production | Spencer Averick | Producer |
| Production | Adam Del Deo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lisa Nishimura | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jason Moran | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Karriem Riggins | Musician |
| Production | Howard Barish | Producer |
