
John Lewis with fellow protestors at Edmund Pettus Bridge, in "John Lewis: Good Trouble," a Magnolia Pictures release. (Alabama Department of Archies and History. Donated by Alabama Media Group. Photo by Tom Lankford, Birmingham News. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.)
There’s only a few more days to watch "John Lewis: Good Trouble" before rentals end Monday — when Performing Arts Fort Worth, which runs Bass Performance Hall, hosts an online panel discussion on the film.
The online panel will discuss Lewis’s impact on the social struggles of today. Panelists vary from Dawn Porter, the film’s director, to Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Bunch worked closely with Lewis to create and establish the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The virtual panel discussion takes place on Zoom at 6 p.m. on Monday.
"John Lewis: Good Trouble" — inspired by his iconic "good trouble, necessary trouble" quote — looks into the life of Lewis and his service as a representative of Georgia, Freedom Rider, congressman, and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree. Featuring exclusive interviews and rare archival footage, the film celebrates Lewis’s 60-plus years of activism and legislative action on all things civil rights, voting rights, immigration, and health care reform.
The film can be rented directly from Magnolia Pictures and also includes two bonus features: film of an interview Lewis gave to Oprah Winfrey earlier this year and a prerecorded one-hour panel between the documentary’s director, Dawn Porter, and two of Lewis’s original Freedom Riders, Dr. Bernard Lafayette and Dr. Rip Patton.
For more information on the film rental and the free virtual panel discussion, visit basshall.com.