Project Detail

Selma

Synopsis

A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights for African Americans – a dangerous and terrifying three-month campaign that culminated in the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
Berlin International Film Festival 2015 - International premiere

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
128 mins
Director
Ava DuVernay
Producer
Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey
Executive Producer
Brad Pitt, Diarmuid McKeown, Ava DuVernay, Cameron McCracken, Nik Bower, Paul Garnes, Nan Morales
Editor
Spencer Averick
Screenwriter
Paul Webb
Director of Photography
Bradford Young
Production Designer
Mark Friedberg
Sound
Willie D. Burton
Principal cast
David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, US coproduction

Cloud Eight Films, Celador Films, Harpo Films (US), Pathé, Plan B Entertainment (US)

Cloud Eight Films

Green Park House
15 Stratton Street
London
W1J 8LQ

Celador Films

39 Long Acre
London WC2E 9LG

Sales Company

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