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Pics from Selma<\/a>‘s NY Premiere and Afterparty<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

December 15, 2014<\/p>\n

\"Selma<\/a><\/p>\n

Last night Blackfilm.com attended the NY Premiere of Selma<\/a><\/strong>, presented by Paramount Pictures, Delta Air Lines, Tina Brown Live Media, and Credit Suisse, at the Ziegfeld Theater, where stars David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey (also a Producer on the film), Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Common, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Andre Holland, Lorraine Toussaint, Niecy Nash, Stephen Root, Colman Domingo, Lakeith Lee Stanfield, E. Roger Mitchell, Dylan Baker, Omar Dorsey, Stephan James, Alessandro Nivola, Wendell Pierce, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Trai Byers, Corey Reynolds, Henry G. Sanders, Jeremy Strong, Kent Falcon<\/strong>, and John Lavelle<\/strong> walked the red carpet alongside Director\/Executive Producer Ava Duvernay<\/strong>, Producers Dede Gardner<\/strong> and Jeremy Kleiner<\/strong>, and Executive Producer Paul Garnes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Selma<\/a><\/p>\n

Afterwards, and before entering inside New York Public Library for the afterparty, director Ava DuVernay took to the steps of the New York Public Library with actors David Oyelowo, Lorraine Toussaint, Andre Holland, Colman Domingo, Stephan James, E. Roger Mitchell, Tessa Thompson, Wendell Pierce, John Lavelle, and Kent Faulcon got together on the steps to take a photo with them wearing \u201cI Can\u2019t Breathe\u201d T-shirts and raising their arms in the \u201cdon\u2019t shoot\u201d pose.<\/p>\n

\u201cSELMA\u201d is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people \u2013 a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The film\u2019s release will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the landmark legislation.<\/p>\n

\"Selma<\/a>The film stars David Oyelowo<\/strong> as Martin Luther King Jr., Tom Wilkinson<\/strong> as Lyndon Baines Johnson, Carmen Ejogo<\/strong> as Coretta Scott King, Andre Holland<\/strong> as Andrew Young, Omar J. Dorsey <\/strong>as James Orange, Alessandro Nivola<\/strong> as John Doar, Dylan Baker <\/strong>as J. Edgar Hoover, Giovanni Ribisi <\/strong>as Lee White, Tessa Thompson<\/strong> as Diane Nash, Colman Domingo<\/strong> as Ralph Abernathy, Stephen Root <\/strong>as Al Lingo, Jeremy Strong <\/strong>as James Reeb, with Tim Roth <\/strong>as George Wallace, and Oprah Winfrey <\/strong>as Annie Lee Cooper.<\/p>\n

Paramount will release the film out on Christmas Day in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., followed by a wide release on Jan. 9, 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n