Learning Beyond the Classics
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
With Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Jamie Foxx
Rated PG-13, 136 minutes, DCP
This biopic follows Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), who graduated from Harvard Law and sidestepped the well-oiled path to lucrative law firm money and instead moved to Alabama where he defended individuals unjustly sentenced to death through a broken criminal justice system. Profiled in the film is one of Stevenson's most incendiary cases: In 1987, Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx) was sentenced to death for a notorious murder despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the only incriminating testimony coming from a biased source. Litigating on behalf of McMillian, Stevenson learns quickly the severity of both hot and cold racism baked into the criminal justice system.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
With Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Jamie Foxx
Rated PG-13, 136 minutes, DCP
This biopic follows Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), who graduated from Harvard Law and sidestepped the well-oiled path to lucrative law firm money and instead moved to Alabama where he defended individuals unjustly sentenced to death through a broken criminal justice system. Profiled in the film is one of Stevenson's most incendiary cases: In 1987, Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx) was sentenced to death for a notorious murder despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the only incriminating testimony coming from a biased source. Litigating on behalf of McMillian, Stevenson learns quickly the severity of both hot and cold racism baked into the criminal justice system.
Co-presented by The David A. Heskin and Marilou Brill Endowment for Excellence, Notre Dame Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
Event Dates
Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 6:30 PM
