From acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter, this powerful documentary celebrates the life of late civil rights activist and Georgia congressman John Lewis.
Friday, July 31, 2020: Chicago – The Facets Virtual Cinema will screen the new documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020), from July 31 to August 13. The film has a runtime of 96 minutes and features a pre-recorded discussion between Congressman Lewis and Oprah Winfrey immediately following the feature, filmed last month and being made available exclusively for virtual cinema and in-theater engagements of the film.
Pre-orders are available now at www.facets.org/cinematheque/. 50% of all ticket purchases go to Facets in support of the organization during the closure.
In John Lewis: Good Trouble, acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter (Trapped, Gideon’s Army) chronicles the extraordinary life and career of legendary civil rights activist and Georgia congressman John Lewis, who sadly just passed in July. Using rare archival footage and interviews with political leaders, Congressional colleagues, and other key figures, as well as present-day interviews with the 80 year old Lewis, this documentary takes audiences through his 60-plus year career of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration. Porter also delves into Lewis’ childhood, his inspiring family, and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957.
According to Film Inquiry, “Good Trouble is bursting with inspiration both powerful and essential” while CNN has praised the film for being “both timely and timeless in honoring a man who has spent his entire adult life in the public arena.” Shot in a cinéma verité style, John Lewis: Good Trouble is a timely portrait of a civil rights hero.
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