Screening of JUST MERCY
at The Avon Theatre Film Center, Stamford
cosponsored by the Perrot and Greenwich Libraries
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020, at 7 PM
Perrot and Greenwich Libraries present this screening of JUST MERCY, the movie adaption of the book JUST MERCY, by Bryan Stevenson, which is one of the 2020 Greenwich Reads Together selections. Advance tickets must be purchased through the Avon.
Michael B. Jordan and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson star in JUST MERCY, an inspiring drama that brings one of the most important stories of our time to the big screen. Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote, based on the award-winning nonfiction bestseller by Bryan Stevenson. A powerful and thought-provoking true story, JUST MERCY follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian, 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.
This in-person event will follow strict health protocols. Everyone who attends must wear a mask and their temperature will be taken when they enter the theater.
