March 14 – Movie – Selma
Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay, with a cast including Tom Wilkinson and Tim Roth. The film is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by, among others, Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis. Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for blacks to register to vote. In 1965, the city of Selma, Alabama became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. King and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Our Book and Film Club is open to all interested adults in the area. All meetings and materials are in English. The meetings will be held on the second Monday of each month, unless otherwise indicated. When are discussing a book, the meeting will start at 7:30PM. When we watch a film, the meeting will start at 7PM.
A 10 NIS donation is requested when films are shown.
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