Chinonye Chukwu’s ‘Clemency’ to stream for free across multiple platforms through July 31
(Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Eric Branco)
Actor Alfre Woodard joins writer/activist/co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global movement Patrisse Cullors in a virtual conversation Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Beginning today through Friday, July 31st, NEON has made the critically acclaimed film Clemency available to stream for free on Apple TV, Amazon and FandagoNow, Redbox On Demand, Spectrum, Xfinity, Verizon FIOS, Dish, Cox and Altice. Clemency is also currently streaming on Hulu.
Actor Alfre Woodard will join writer/activist/co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global movement Patrisse Cullors in a virtual conversation using Clemency as a framework for a discussion on race, criminal (in)justice and incarceration. This special conversation will be hosted by SAG and open to the public on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 1:00 PM PT/ 4:00 PM ET. Free RSVP here
The Vera Institute for Justice will host a virtual screening of Clemency on Friday, July 17 at 6:00 PM ET followed by a virtual fireside chat with actor Aldis Hodge and experts from Vera. To accommodate West Coast viewers, the conversation will be followed by a second screening of the film, at 6:00 PM PT(9:00 PM ET). Free RSVP here.
Released theatrically December 2019, Clemency won the 2019 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu, Alfre Woodard plays a prison warden whose worn down by years of carrying out death-row executions. As she prepares to execute another inmate, she must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Critics Choice Association (CCA), San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.
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