Selma (Oprah) | Anatomy of a Movie

In this AOM show, hosts Marisa Serafini, Sara Stretton, and Josh Tapia discuss Selma is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb and Ava DuVernay.^[4] It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel,^[5][6] Hosea Williams, and Martin Luther King, Jr. of SCLC andJohn Lewis of SNCC. The film stars British actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and American rapper and actor Common as James Bevel. Pathé financed the film, with Plan B Entertainment, Cloud Eight Films and Harpo Productionsco-producing the film. Paramount Pictures distributed Selma in the United States and Canada. Selma premiered at the American Film Institute Festival on November 11, 2014, began a limited U.S. release on December 25, and expanded into wide theatrical release on January 9, 2015, just two months before the 50th anniversary of the march. Selma had four Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama,Best Director, and Best Actor, and won for Best Original Song.^[7] It is also nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song at the 87th Academy Awards.