Free Screening of "Just Mercy"
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Monday, January 16, 2023
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free
Description:
The Floyd Country Store and the Springhouse Community School presents a Free Screening of "Just Mercy" on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 16, 2023.
Watch the film adaptation of Bryan Stevenson's bestselling book, "Just Mercy". It's the powerful true story of a Harvard-educated lawyer who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
The 2019 film is rated PG-13 and stars Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson.
For more information on the film, visit:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4916630/.
The screening will be followed by a discussion.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
Screening starts at 2:00 PM with snacks and beverages provided.
Organized by Springhouse and made possible with a grant from Virginia Humanities.
Note: We will only be open for the screening. The cafe and store will be closed.
Floyd Country Store is located at 206 South Locust St in Floyd, VA.
For more information, visit:
https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/screening-and-discussion-of-just-mercy-film-2023-01-16 or
https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.
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