JUST MERCY

Conversations

Atlanta

JUST MERCY

Karan Kendrick, Asher Goldstein

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Begins at 7:30 PM EST
Check-in begins at: 6:45 PM EST

4:56 PM EST

Wednesday, November 20, 2019



***PLEASE NOTE:  This is a joint event with various groups. Please make sure you check in with the SAG-AFTRA FOUNDATION to avoid being a no show. You will be on the SAG-AFTRA FOUNDATION list.  Seating and process is at the discretion of the organizers.  Seats are not guaranteed. We encourage you to arrive early.  Nominating Committee guest list may be given priority entry to the event***  


Screening followed by a Q&A with Karan Kendrick (actress) and Asher Goldstein (producer).


SYNOPSIS

A powerful and thought-provoking true story, "Just Mercy" follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds-and the system-stacked against them.


PARKING

Lenox Rd. Entrance between Davio’s and Arhaus. Park on Deck Level P2 or P3 near Monarch Court Vestibule.