AALDEF is partnering with the Marlene Meyerson JCC-Manhattan to sponsor this year’s Cinematters NY Social Justice Film Festival from January 14-18, 2021.

The Cinematters Film Festival kicks off this Thursday, January 14, and will take place over Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend until January 18, 2021. The festival will highlight films and conversations that activate social change with topics ranging from women’s rights to racial injustice in America. Check out the official schedule of films and discussions and get your tickets here.

Join us on MLK Day for a Closing Night film conversation on Jan 18 at 6 pm EST.

John Lewis: Good Trouble
Directed by Dawn Porter
US | 2020 | 96 min | Doc

John Lewis: Good Trouble chronicles the life and career of the legendary civil rights activist and Democratic Representative from Georgia. The film explores Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration. John Lewis received the AALDEF Justice in Action Award in 2013.

Q+A: Mon, Jan 18, 6 pm EST

AALDEF supporters can use our unique discount code CINEAALDEF21 to receive 25% off individual tickets.