Free Martin Luther King Day community film “MLK/FBI” in Port Townsend

Annual free Martin Luther King Day community film from the Rose Theatre in Port Townsend, where the popcorn is fresh, the butter is real, and the sound is superb. For MLK Day 2022, see a free screening of “MLK/FBI”. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today as an American hero: a bridge-builder, a shrewd political tactician, and a moral leader. Yet throughout his history-altering political career, he was often treated by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies like an enemy of the state. In this virtuosic documentary, award-winning editor and director Sam Pollard (EDITOR, 4 LITTLE GIRLS, MO’ BETTER BLUES; Director/Producer, EYEZ ON THE PRIZE, SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: I’VE GOTTA BE ME) lays out a detailed account of the FBI surveillance that dogged King’s activism throughout the ’50s and ’60s, fueled by the racist and red-baiting paranoia of J. Edgar Hoover. In crafting a rich archival tapestry, featuring some revelatory restored footage of King, Pollard urges us to remember that true American progress is always hard-won. Free, but tickets are required to reserve a seat. More info: Rose Theatre · Homepage and Rose Theatre · MLK / FBI – Free Screening