DirectorAva DuVernay

CastDavid Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth

GenreHistory, Drama

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.