Selma (UK/USA: Ava DuVernay, 2014)

Selma (UK/USA: Ava DuVernay, 2014: 122 mins)

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Davidson, Amy. "Why Selma Is More Than Fair to L.B.J." The New Yorker (January 22, 2015)

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"Diminished Lives." Cineaste (Summer 2015)

Dreyfuss, Ben. "'Selma Is Now': John Legend and Common Just Gave An Amazing Oscar Speech." Mother Jones (February 22, 2015)

DuVernay, Ava. "'One Person Can Make a Difference': Ava DuVernay Remembers Film Critic Roger Ebert’s Early Support." Democracy Now (January 27, 2015)

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Hawks, Julie. "Why the Vote Wasn't Enough for Selma: A New Book on Economic Justice." Black Perspectives (October 17, 2017)

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Young, Bradford. "The Philosophy of Cinematography." The Film Stage (November 5, 2015) [Cinematographer for the films Selma (2014); A Most Violent Year (2014); Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013); Middle of Nowhere (2012); Pariah (2011)]