Selma (Dir. Ava DuVernay, 2014 – 128 minutes)

Screening at 6:30 PM in SOEB 120

Nominated for four Golden Globes and two Academy Awards, this historical drama tells the story of the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery led by Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel, John Lewis, and others.

Discussant: Dr. Elmira Nazombe, Adjunct Professor, Women and Gender Studies, Rutgers University

Free Event

The Human Rights Research Network Human Rights Film Series is a free series focused on issues related to human rights. From genocide to voting rights to women’s rights, the movies cover a wide variety of issues both domestically and internationally.