MLK/FBI

Screening With newly declassified documents, Sam Pollard sheds light on the FBI’s pursuit of Martin Luther King Jr., and their bid to undermine the American Civil Rights Movement.

Sam Pollard | U.S.A. | 2020 | Unclassified (15+)
Australian Premiere

Suspenseful, visually engrossing and intellectually bracing. – A.O. Scott – New York Times

A hero is only as good as the villain that seeks to thwart them. Or at least that’s what the conventions of storytelling tell us right in the opening minutes of MLK/FBI. “In the traditional motion picture story, the villains are usual defeated, the ending a happy one,” says a figure about to introduce a feature presentation. “I can make no such promise for the feature you’re about to watch. The story isn’t over.” Of course, real-life is much more nuanced and in part that’s what Sam Pollard’s documentary sets out to prove by adding shades of grey to what is considered a traditional black and white story.

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Session

  • Dates & Times

    18:30 – 20:20, Friday 5 March 2021
    16:30 – 18:20, Monday 8 March 2021

  • Venue

    ACMI Cinema 1