Say It Loud Free Film Festival Presents One Night In Miami

12901 Town Commons Drive,Germantown MD 20874

13 January, 2023

Description

Set on the night of February 25, 1964, "One Night in Miami" follows a young, brash Cassius Clay as he emerges from the Miami Beach Convention Center the new Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Against all odds, he defeated Sonny Liston and shocked the sports world. While crowds of people swarm Miami Beach to celebrate the match, Clay - unable to stay on the island because of Jim Crow-era segregation laws - spends the evening at the Hampton House Motel in Miami's African American Overtown neighborhood celebrating with three of his closest friends: Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown. During this historic evening, these icons, who each were the very representation of the Pre-Black Power Movement and felt the social pressure their cross-over celebrity brought, shared their thoughts with each other about their responsibilities as influencers, standing up, defending their rights and moving the country forward to equality and empowerment for all black people. The next morning, the four men emerge determined to define a new world for themselves and their community. Join BlackRock as we reveal some of the most the tragic and inhumane events that influenced and undoubtedly shaped the man we know was Martin Luther King Jr. In a Special presentation, in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County BlackRock Center for The Arts will present the documentary premier, Certain Party or Parties Unknown where we are thrust to the frontlines as we examine the history of Lynching in Montgomery County. In Honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King jr. BlackRock takes a deeper dive into the possible and actual events that preceded and followed the assassination of MLK with viewings of One Night In Miami, MLK/FBI & The Night James Brown Saved Boston. This two-day film and documentary series is sure to ignite anger, sorrow, disappointment and Triumph and will culminate with a special concert by Mousey Thompson and The James Brown Experience as we close in celebration of the Godfather of Soul, often hailed as the musical voice of the Civil Rights Movement.