Ava DuVernay’s Selma Streaming for Free this Month

By Maggie Dela Paz

In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, Paramount Pictures has officially announced that director Ava DuVernay’s critically-acclaimed historical drama Selma is now available to rent for free throughout the whole month of June on all digital platforms in the U.S. The studio hopes that this could help people remember and reflect on the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s courageous and inspiring fight against America’s racial injustices that has been plaguing the country since its inception. In addition, DuVernay also took to Twitter to share the news which you can check out below. Click here to rent Selma for free.

“We hope this small gesture will encourage people throughout the country to examine our nation’s history and reflect on the ways that racial injustice has infected our society. The key message of Selma is the importance of equality, dignity and justice for all people. Clearly, that message is as vital today as it was in 1965.” Paramount Pictures said in statement posted through their YouTube channel.

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Selma tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.

The film had a star-studded cast that included David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Andre Holland, Tessa Thompson, Stephan James, Cuba Gooding Jr., Common, Lakeith Stanfield, Alessandro Nivola, Wendell Pierce Giovanni Ribisi, and Lorraine Toussaint. It also featured Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Colman Domingo, Niecy Nash, Nigel Thatch, Jeremy Strong and more.

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Selma was directed and executive produced by acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay from a script written by Paul Webb. It was produced by Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey and was executive produced by Brad Pitt, Cameron McCracken, Diarmuid McKeown, Nik Bower,  Paul Garnes and Nan Morales.

Since its theatrical release in 2014, the film had received critical-acclaimed and had earned a number of recognition from award-giving bodies including 2 Oscar nominations and 4 Golden Globe Nominations for categories in Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. It also took home the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for “Glory” by Common and John Legend.

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    David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-00305

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    David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-00322

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    Tessa Thompson plays Diane Nash in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-01089R

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    Left to right, foreground: Colman Domingo plays Ralph Abernathy, David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., André Holland plays Andrew Young, and Stephan James plays John Lewis in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-02293

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    Director/Executive Producer Ava DuVernay (center) on the set of SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Tessa Thompson (center left) plays Diane Nash and Common (center) plays James Bevel in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Oprah Winfrey (center) plays Annie Lee Cooper in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Left to right: David Oyelowo (as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) with Director/Executive Producer Ava DuVernay and Producer Oprah Winfrey (who also plays Annie Lee Cooper) on the set of SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-04095R

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    Left to right: Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Fred Gray with Martin Sheen in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-04791

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    Left to right: Tessa Thompson plays Diane Nash and Carmen Ejogo plays Coretta Scott King in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Left to right: Common plays James Bevel, Tessa Thompson plays Diane Nash, Lorraine Toussaint plays Amelia Boynton, André Holland plays Andrew Young, and Wendell Pierce plays Rev. Hosea Williams in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-05500R

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    Left to right: Stephan James plays John Lewis, Trai Byers plays James Foreman, Wendell Pierce plays Rev. Hosea Williams, and David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-05816

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    Wendell Pierce (far left) plays Rev. Hosea Williams in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-06017

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    David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Foreground: David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Director/Executive Producer Ava DuVernay (center) on the set of SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-09411

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    Left to right: Carmen Ejogo plays Coretta Scott King and Lorraine Toussaint plays Amelia Boynton in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-09587Rv2

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    Common plays James Bevel in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-09774

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    Left to right: Director/Executive Producer Ava DuVernay discusses a scene with Carmen Ejogo (as Coretta Scott King) on the set of SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-10001

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    Niecy Nash plays Richie Jean Jackson in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-10496R

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    Left to right: Director/Executive Producer Ava DuVernay discusses a scene with David Oyelowo (as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) on the set of SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-10837

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    Tim Roth (center) plays Gov. George Wallace in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-11615

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    Giovanni Ribisi plays Lee White in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-13236

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    Left to right: Tom Wilkinson plays President Lyndon B. Johnson and David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-13350

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    Left to right: Giovanni Ribisi plays Lee White and Tom Wilkinson plays President Lyndon B. Johnson in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-13592

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    Left to right: David Oyelowo (as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) discusses a scene with Director/Executive Producer Ava DuVernay on the set of SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Marchers cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-14596

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    Wendell Pierce plays Rev. Hosea Williams in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-14768

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    Left to right: Tessa Thompson plays Diane Nash, Corey Reynolds plays Rev. C.T. Vivian, David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Colman Domingo plays Ralph Abernathy in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Left to right, foreground: Trai Byers plays James Foreman, Stephan James plays John Lewis, Wendell Pierce plays Rev. Hosea Williams, David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Colman Domingo plays Ralph Abernathy in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-15310

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    Lorraine Toussaint (center) plays Amelia Boynton in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-15709R

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    Wendell Pierce (far left) plays Rev. Hosea Williams and Stephan James (second from left) plays John Lewis in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-15871

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    Left to right: André Holland plays Andrew Young, David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Colman Domingo plays Ralph Abernathy in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Center left to right: David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Carmen Ejogo plays Coretta Scott King in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

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    Left to right: André Holland plays Andrew Young, Colman Domingo plays Ralph Abernathy, David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Omar Dorsey plays James Orange in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.SEL-17904

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Maggie Dela Paz
Maggie Dela Paz

Maggie Dela Paz has been writing about the movie and TV industry for more than four years now. Besides being a fan of coming-of-age films and shows, she also enjoys watching K-Dramas and listening to her favorite K-Pop groups. Her current TV obsessions right now are FX’s The Bear and the popular anime My Hero Academia.

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