Join us on May 29th for the LA premiere of American Dignity! After the screening, we'll have an intimate discussion with Emmy Award-winning director Hanson Hosein and the Executive Director of Common Power, Charles Douglas III. The discussion will dive deep into the inspiration for this movie and how we can continue the fight for American Dignity.
Regular screenings for the film will run from May 30th to June 6th at Laemmle NoHo 7.
Movie Description:
In the shadow of a divisive election, a young organizer seeks wisdom from a civil rights elder—and takes to the streets to rekindle a movement rooted in courage, memory, and the unshakable pursuit of dignity.
In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, voting rights organizer Charles Douglas III finds himself at a crossroads— disquieted and questioning the future of his community and the movement he has helped lead. Seeking clarity, he turns to civil rights veteran Charles Mauldin, who, at just 17, was sixth in line during the historic 1965 march across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge.
As the two men walk and talk—across decades and generations, they wrestle with what it means to keep going when history seems to repeat itself. Their conversations unearth hard-won lessons from young activists who, sixty years earlier, refused to pause their peaceful struggle for democratic dignity, even in the face of violent resistance and deep uncertainty.
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