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COMING UP NEXT WEEK

in honor of MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

Monday, January 18, 2021

FREE VIRTUAL SCREENING WITH Q&A

MLK/FBI

We are proud to present one of the most-watched films from this year's HAMPTONS DOC FEST, MLK/FBI, followed by a Q&A with director Sam Pollard, hosted by Clayton Davis, Variety's Awards Editor

The film is available to watch online for FREE

on 1/18 from 12pm until 12am

for viewers living in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

See RESERVE button below

One of the darkest chapters in the history of the FBI is how Director J. Edgar Hoover used every dirty trick in his arsenal to discredit and disempower Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on newly discovered and declassified files, MLK/FBI explores the government’s stained history of targeting MLK and other Black activists.

This is the first film to uncover the extent of the FBI’s surveillance and harassment of Dr. King during the height of the Civil Rights movement. Among the voices heard are Andrew Young, James Comey and Clarence Jones. According to former FBI Director James Comey, a fabricated letter sent to Dr. King and his wife, written to sound like a disgruntled King supporter imploring King to kill himself, represents “the darkest part of the FBI’s history.” Director Sam Pollard contrasts Hoover and Dr. King, going back and forth exploring the actions and motivations of both in the process of telling this tragic story.

USA, 2020, 104 min

About Director Sam Pollard

An Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated director and producer. His films for HBO, PBS, and the Discovery Channel include the documentaries Four Little Girs, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I Gotta Be Me, Acorn and the Firestorm, Why We Hate and others.

Watch the Q/A following the film with Sam and Clayton Davis, Variety's Award Editor

MLK/FBI screening in collaboration with the Eastville Community Historical Society and the Southampton African American Museum

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3. Click voucher link and watch the film free Jan. 18 anytime from 12pm to 12am ET in NY/NJ/CT only

If you miss this opportunity to see the film via our Hamptons Doc Fest free online offer, or if you are outside of the Tri-State area, you can see MLK/FBI anytime online at mlkfbi.com as of January 15th for the standard ticket price.

Our sincere thanks to IFC FILMS for making this film screening possible.

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The latest news & updates in the documentary world

-Boston’s mayor Marty Walsh, the central figure in Frederick Wiseman’s latest documentary City Hall that was featured in our 2020 festival was just appointed Labor Secretary in Biden’s cabinet. After following this extra-special person who was central to helping the people of Boston, you felt like you knew him personally.

-Michael Apted, documentary pioneer, died at age 79. Best know for his UP series thatfollowed 14 people every seven years. He began with the original 7 UP in 1964 followed by 14 UP at the start of the next decade which interviewered the same children as teenagers and the pattern was set right up until 63 UP in 2019. Apted’s show, which won three BAFTA awards, have often been described as the forerunner of modern-day reality TV series.

-30^th Annual Gotham Awards: The 2020-21 awards season got its first prominent awards ceremony on January 11, 2021. Nominees for Best Documentary are“76 Days” “City Hall” “Our Time Machine”

Two films tied for winners: “A Thousand Cuts” and “Time”

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