The Supreme Court’s recent ruling placing significant limitations to the Voting Rights Act is a huge drawback to rights long fought for. One of those activists who fought for it is the subject of one of our films, John Lewis: Good Trouble. Now it’s our turn to keep the movement going.
John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
An intimate account of legendary U.S. Representative John Lewis’ life, legacy and more than 60 years of extraordinary activism – from the bold teenager on the front lines of the Civil Rights movement to the legislative powerhouse he was throughout his career. After Lewis petitioned Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown of Troy, Alabama, King sent “the boy from Troy” a round trip bus ticket to meet with him. From that meeting onward, Lewis became one of King’s closest allies. He organized Freedom Rides that left him bloodied or jailed, and stood at the front lines in the historic marches on Washington and Selma. He never lost the spirit of the “boy from Troy” and called on his fellow Americans to get into “good trouble” until his passing on July 17, 2020.
Directed by @DawnPorter
Produced by @lauramichalchyshyn@DawnPorter@ErikaAlexanderTheGreat@BenArnon@ColorFarm
Distributed by @magnoliapics
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In 1983, three teenagers were sentenced to life in prison based on testimony from children pressured to take the stand. Decades later, the truth begins to emerge.
WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS follows author Ta-Nehisi Coates as he revisits the murder of a 14-year-old boy in his Baltimore middle school — uncovering the wrongful convictions, false testimony, and lasting impact the case left on an entire community.
Moving between past and present, the film examines how media narratives and systemic failures shape lives, memory, and justice itself.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter (JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE, TRAPPED, THE LADY BIRD DIARIES), whose documentaries explore social justice, history, and cultural memory.
Don’t miss the DC Premiere.
🎟️ Friday, June 12 at 3:30 PM
📍Woolly Mammoth Theatre
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WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS filmmaker Dawn Porter on finding inspiration in Steve James’ HOOP DREAMS. Read more at link in profile.
WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS screens Monday, May 4th at 6:30pm followed by a Q&A with Porter!
Beautiful spring luncheon celebration the Studio Museum in Harlem and Super Lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill. With sweet cameos from the ever lovely Alexis McGill Johnson and Dawn Davis.
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