Students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade can see the movie “Selma” for free, while the film is showing in theaters, and while tickets remain. Students need to show their student ID or a report card at a participating theater. In Charlotte participating theaters are AMC Carolina Pavilion 22, Regal Manchester Cinemas 14, Regal Starlight Stadium 14 and Regal Stonecret at Piper Glen Stadium 22 & IMAX. To check on updates on the program, visit the Selma Student Ticket website.
Here’s some more information on the program:
In an unprecedented effort led by a team of African-American business leaders in New York, organizations across the U.S. coordinated a massive national campaign to find African-American business leaders to underwrite free admission to theAcademy Award-nominated film “SELMA” for students around the country.
The new cities added are the efforts inspired by the overwhelming success of the program in New York City, in which 27 African-American business leaders created a fund for 27,000 of the city’s 7th, 8th and 9th grade students to see the film for free. That effort sold out in the very first weekend.
Students can share their images and response to the film using #SelmaForStudents.
Due to the generous contributions by so many of the country’s most prominent African-American business leaders, more than 275,000 middle and high school students will experience the critically acclaimed film for free at participating theaters while supplies last.
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