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An advanced screening of the upcoming EMANUELmovie, was held at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14: Nadine Collier, actress Mariska Hargitay, Sharon Risher and her daughter after a screening of the film ‘EMANUEL’ at the Museum of the Bible on May 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for EMANUEL Film)
Survivors and family members of the victims of the EMANUEL AME Church shooting in Charleston, SC, co-producer of the film, Mariska Hargitay, and film producers John Shepherd, Mike Wildt and Dimas Salaberrios were in attendance.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14: (L-R) Roland Martin leads a panel discussion with Nadine Collier, Polly Sheppard, Rev. Anthony Batiste Thompson, and Chris Singleton after the screening of the film ‘EMANUEL’ at the Museum of the Bible on May 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for EMANUEL Film)
Award-winning journalist Roland Martin moderated a panel discussion following the screening.
The event also honored the late Senator Clementa Pinckney and The Emanuel 9.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14: Jennifer Pinckney (center) is honored for the loss of her husband, Sen. Clementa Pickney, by Chaplain Barry Black before a screening of the film ‘EMANUEL’ at the Museum of the Bible on May 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for EMANUEL Film)
The EMANUEL moviewill open in movie theaters nationwide through Fathom Events on June 17th and 19th only—the respective anniversaries of the shooting, and Dylann Roof’s first court appearance when he was forgiven one-by-one by his victims.
