Paramount's original plan for their special preview event for Selma at this year's AFI Fest presented by Audi was to screen the not-yet-finished Martin Luther King historical drama's first 30 minutes, followed by a discussion with director Ava DuVernay, star David Oyelowo, and co-star/producer Oprah Winfrey. But after a marathon final lap of post-production, Tuesday, November 11 ended up marking the unofficial world premiere of the film, with DuVernay unveiling the complete but still-not-entirely-done film to a wildly enthusiastic reception from a capacity crowd. This energy made for an all the more lively post-screening discussion with DuVernay, Oyelowo, Winfrey, co-star Common, and producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, moderated by Alfre Woodard--which one can watch in its entirety below.
Selma opens in limited release on Thursday, December 25, and expands to cinemas nationwide on Friday, January 9 from Paramount Pictures.
