Freedom Riders is the powerful, harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of eight months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until December 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives - many endured savage beatings and imprisonment - for simply traveling together on buses as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating the Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders' belief in non-violent activism was sorely tested as mob violence and bitter racism greeted them along the way.
The movie features testimony from a fascinating cast of central characters: the Riders themselves, state and federal government officials, and journalists who witnessed the riders firsthand.
View the trailer:
http://freedomridersfilm.com/
Freedom Riders premieres in New York and Los Angeles. It will be in theaters August 13, 2010. Help spread the word and fill the seats at all 28 screenings!
New York City
IFC Theater
323 Avenue of the Americas at West 4th Street
New York, NY 10014
SHOW TIMES
Friday, August 13, 2010
12PM and 5:30PM
Saturday, August 14, 2010
1:45PM and 7:30PM
Q&A w/ Director Stanley Nelson after 7:30pm show!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
3:30PM and 9:35PM
Q&A w/ Director Stanley Nelson after 9:35pm show!
Monday, August 16, 2010
12:00 Noon and 5:30PM
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
1:45PM and 7:30PM
Q&A w/ Producer Laurens Grant after 7:30pm show!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
3:30PM and 9:35PM
Q&A w/ Producer Laurens Grant after 9:35pm show!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
12:00 Noon and 5:30PM
Los Angeles
ArcLight Hollywood
6360 W Sunset Blvd at Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028
SHOW TIMES
Friday, August 13, 2010
3:40PM and 9:45PM
Q&A with Producer Laurens Grant after 9:45pm show!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
1:40PM and 7:35PM
Q&A with Producer Laurens Grant after 7:35pm show
with two special guests from the film, including a Freedom Rider!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
5:20PM and 9:50PM
Q&A w/ Producer Laurens Grant after 9:50pm show!
Monday, August 16, 2010
1:40PM and 7:35PM
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
5:20PM and 9:50PM
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
1:40PM and 7:35PM
Thursday, August 19, 2010
5:20PM and 9:50PM
FREEDOM RIDERS screens as part of the International Documentary Association [IDA]'s 14th annual DocuWeeks™, a documentary theatrical showcase designed to qualify films for consideration for the Academy Awards. This year's selected films is a strong lineup of 17 features and 5 shorts to screen in New York City and Los Angeles.
The movie is scheduled to air on PBS' acclaimed American Experience series in May 2011 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1961 freedom rides.
FREEDOM RIDERS is the first feature-length documentary to tell the story of a courageous band of civil rights activists who risked death by daring to defy the laws of Jim Crow in the Deep South in 1961. They were America's first inter-racial and inter-religious mass movement to challenge segregation in bus and train facilities. Because of their efforts, the signs "whites only" and "colored only" were taken down forever.
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For tickets visit http://www.documentary.org/docuweeks2010
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