Feature Film Program

Brooklyn Drive-In: John Lewis: Good Trouble

A chronicle of the life and career of the legendary civil rights advocate.

$45; one ticket admits one car

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Fri Jul 17 7:30 PM

A chronicle of the life and career of the legendary civil rights advocate.

The Film

John Lewis: Good Trouble

Dawn Porter | US | 96

John Lewis: Good Trouble, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter (Trapped, Gideon's Army), chronicles the life and career of the legendary civil rights activist and Democratic Representative from Georgia. Using interviews and rare archival footage, John Lewis: Good Trouble chronicles John Robert Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 80 years old, Porter explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. In addition to her interviews with Lewis and his family, Porter’s primarily cinéma verité film also includes interviews with political leaders, Congressional colleagues, and other people who figure prominently in his life. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.

Event Details

7:30 PM
Doors Open & Pre-Show Begins
8:30 PM
Film Begins
10:00 PM
Virtual Q&A with Congressman John Lewis, moderated by Oprah Winfrey
For entry, drive southbound down 1st Avenue to the corner of 58th Street. Entrance is at 80 58th St. Signs and members of staff will direct you to the Drive-In upon arrival.

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