Selma

Join us on MLK Day to watch this award winning film on the large screen inside the Ivywild School Gym. Full bar and fresh popcorn available.

Brought to you by Ivywild School and Independent Film Society of Colorado.

Selma (2014, PG-13)

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, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 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.

Press:

Movie of the Year – AFI Awards 2015

“SELMA dreams of a day when America lives by the rule of its writings – that all men and women are created equal. Ava DuVernay leads this march into history with an inspired vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – whose spirit is embodied by David Oyelowo in a transcendent performance. This is a film that flies the flag high for American film, inviting audiences to rise above the breathless shame of our nation’s past and come together as one as we look to the future.”