Selma is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and Common as Bevel.
Theatrical release poster
Director Ava DuVernay
Historic photo of Alabama State troopers attacking civil rights demonstrators during the first attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery
Image: David Oyelowo February 2015
Ava Marie DuVernay is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, two NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee of an Academy Award and Golden Globe. In 2011, she founded her independent distribution company ARRAY.
DuVernay in 2018
DuVernay at the 2010 AFI Film Festival
Duvernay in 2015
Ava DuVernay at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival in 2018