In honor of the 50th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Paramount Pictures will re-release its Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning filmSelmanationwide for a special encore engagement. The film will play in theaters across the U.S. beginning Friday, March 20th. Tickets are on sale today online and at theater box offices. For a list of theaters and to purchase tickets, visitSelmaMovie.com.
Moviegoers who purchase a ticket to seeSelmaat a participating theater can receive an additional ticket free. This limited time offer is only available at participating theater box offices.Selmawon an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for “Glory” byCommon&John Legend. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.
Selma, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films, is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. DirectorAva DuVernay’sSelmatells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history. The film also starsCuba Gooding Jr.,Alessandro Nivola,Giovanni Ribisi,Common,Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, withTim RothandOprah Winfreyas “Annie Lee Cooper.”
The film is produced byChristian Colson, Dede Gardner,Jeremy Kleiner,Oprah Winfrey, the film is executive produced byBrad Pitt, Cameron McCracken, Diarmuid McKeown, Nik Bower,Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes and Nan Morales. The film is written by Paul Webb.Selmais directed byAva DuVernay.
