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1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
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A special preview screening of Just Mercy will take place on Thursday, November 21 at 7:15pm in Mayer Theater (located inside the School of Film and Television). Due to the venue and capacity change, a second screening will be offered at 10:30pm for students if maximum capacity is reached.
A special thank you to Warner Bros. and Macro for partnering with Healing Dialogue and Action, CSJ Center for Reconcilition and Justice, School of Film and Television, Marymount Institute, Center for Religion and Spirituality and Loyola Law School to bring this film to our community before its official release date.
Schedule:
6pm - Reception
7:15pm Screening of Just Mercy
9:30pm - Panel discussion
The screening and discussion are free and open to the public. RSVP is kindly requested.
Film Synopsis:
A powerful and thought-provoking true-story, "Just Mercy" follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan might have had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson.) One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx,) 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.
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Wow! Thank you for making it possible to attend a screening of "Just Mercy" at Mayer Theater. The film was very powerful and the following panel heightened the experience. The moderator is top notch at asking questions that are poignant and very interesting, especially given the breadth of experience of the panelists.
Thank you to SFTV and everyone involved. I especially appreciate your interest in shining the spotlight on our system of mass incarceration so that we can come together as a community at LMU to find ways to combat the problems we're facing. It's a matter of life and death.
~Schoene Mahmood
Restorative Justice Project
Center for Urban Resilience