TUGG to showcase seven films for Black History MonthPosted by Wilson Morales
January 31, 2013
TUGG CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH SEVEN FILMS NOW AVAILABLE TO BRING TO THE BIG SCREEN NATIONWIDE
List Includes Landmark Martin Luther King Documentary
In Theaters For The First Time Since 1970
Tugg, Inc. (“Tugg”), a web-platform that enables individuals to choose the films that play in their local theaters, unveils newly available titles in honor of Black History Month. The title selections include classics like Malcolm X and The Color Purple as well as powerful documentaries like The Black Power Mixtape, Mumia: Long-Distance Revolutionary and King: A Filmed Record, which originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970 and is now available to bring back to the big screen for the first time in over forty years through Tugg.
The list of title selections appear below along with links to request a screening at your local theater:
King: A Filmed Record… From Montgomery to Memphis
https://www.tugg.com/titles/king-a-filmed-record-from-montgomery-to-memphis
King: A Filmed Record…from Montgomery to Memphis is the landmark documentary that chronicles the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. The film combines dramatic readings by Harry Belafonte, James Earl Jones and Paul Newman, among others, with newsreel and archival footage to create a powerful and comprehensive record of Dr. King’s legacy and the American Civil Rights movement. King: A Filmed Record is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history.
Malcolm X
https://www.tugg.com/titles/malcolm-x
Director Spike Lee and Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington vividly portray the life and times of the influential and controversial civil rights leader, Malcolm X. (1992)
The Color Purple
https://www.tugg.com/titles/the-color-purple
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Color Purple chronicles the trials and tribulations of an African-American woman in the early 1900s. (1985)
The Black Power Mixtape
https://www.tugg.com/titles/the-black-power-mixtape
Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker. (2011)
Red Hook Summer
https://www.tugg.com/titles/red-hook-summer
A middle-class boy from Atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn. (2012)
Mumia: Long-Distance Revolutionary
https://www.tugg.com/titles/mumia-long-distance-revolutionary
A documentary about political prisoner and activist Mumia Abu-Jamal, profiling his career as an author and broadcaster from Pennsylvania’s Death Row. (2013)
In The Hive
https://www.tugg.com/titles/in-the-hive
A young African-American man and his life-changing experience at the HIVE, an alternative school for troubled boys, shows us the power of love, discipline, and the expectation of excellence. (2012)
Browse Tugg’s library and request to bring a favorite title to your city at www.tugg.com/titles. To learn more about how Tugg works, visit the “How To” page at www.tugg.com/howtuggworks
About Tugg, Inc.
Tugg, Inc. (“Tugg”) is a web-platform that enables individuals to choose the films that play in their local theaters. Through Tugg, individuals are empowered to select a film, screening time, and nearby theater, and then spread the word to their immediate and online community. Once a necessary amount of people commit to attending, the event will be confirmed, and Tugg will reserve the theater, manage ticketing and ensure delivery of the film; allowing the audience to sit back and enjoy the show. Tugg is currently working with exhibitors Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, AMC Theatres, Bow Tie Cinemas, Cinemark Theatres, Goodrich Quality Cinemas, Rave Cinemas and Regal Cinemas, as well as additional regional and independently-owned theaters across the country. These exhibitors will provide theatrical venues for individually curated events showcasing Tugg’s growing library of hundreds of studio and independent films.
