Where was Selma filmed?

Name: Selma
Genre: Drama, Historical, Biographical
Released: 2015
Cast: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Common, Ruben Santiago-Hudson

2015 film, directed by Ava DuVernay.

Alabama

The story is set in Alabama, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in: Alabama
Filmed in: Alabama

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About Selma

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Released: 2015
Director: Ava DuVernay
Cast: David Oyelowo Tom Wilkinson Tim Roth CommonRuben Santiago-HudsonCarmen Ejogo Lorraine Toussaint Oprah Winfrey Cuba Gooding Jr.Niecy Nash
Genre: Drama Historical Biographical

Four black girls walking down stairs in the Birmingham, Alabama 16th Street Baptist Church are killed by a bomb set by the Ku Klux Klan.

James Bevel greets them, and other SCLC activists appear.

After a confrontation in front of the courthouse, a shoving match occurs as the police go into the crowd.

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