Please join us via Zoom to discuss a film that speaks into our historic moment and raise important questions for us to contemplate as disciples of Jesus. Deacon Jeremiah will facilitate discussion and offer a few insights. He has been known to teach (on occasion) a course called “Faith in Film” at Northwest University.
Please view the films at home the week before each scheduled meeting. Both films are available for rent, purchase, or streaming on most services (Netflix / Hulu / Apple TV / Amazon Prime).
Register in advance for the Zoom link.
Just Mercy / Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (2019)
A powerful and thought-provoking true story, Just Mercy follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan might have had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx,) who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds-and the system-stacked against them. Written by Gregg Brilliant
Rated PG-13 for thematic content including some racial epithets.