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Celebrate Black History Month by screening award-winning films featuring African-American actors.
Just Mercy: Based on the award-winning nonfiction bestseller by Bryan Stevenson, “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation. One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian, who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Jamie Foxx, Rafe Spall, Tim Blake Nelson
Tuesday, February 14: The Bodyguard (1992, R, 129 min)
Friday, February 17: Just Mercy (2019, PG-13, 136 min)
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