September 25, 2019
2019-09-25T17:45:00
The movie is 124 minutes long (just over 2 hours). Rated PG-13. Common Sense Media recommends this film for ages 13+, partly due to a scene showing the end of a brutal lynching, scenes and words of racism, and another scene with a brief, not very revealing moment suggesting romantic sex. Also, as one parent says "it has a lot of talking and the theme is for an audience that can handle more critical thought and get enjoyment out of it."
Eureka Main Library, Large Meeting Room
1313 Third St
Eureka, CA 95501
Free. Hosted by the Eureka NAACP.
5:45 p.m., Eureka Library Family Movie Night, The Great Debaters
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) is a professor at Wiley College, a small African-American college in Texas. In 1935, Tolson inspired students to form the school's first debate team. The group of underdog students became an elite debate team that challenged Harvard in the national championship. Inspired by a true story, the movie includes discussions and representations of 1930s racism, including a lynching scene.
THE GREAT DEBATERS
-- inspired by a true story
Starring Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Gina Ravera, Jermaine Williams and Jurnee Smollett.
This film, directed by Denzel Washington, is
Part of a Free Series of Family Movie Nights
to promote and celebrate the representation and accomplishments of people of color in movies, hosted by the Eureka Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).