This program is part of the 46th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Encore Series at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, November 14–15. Click here to purchase a series pass.
Expect an evening of film and music that explores the ideals and reality of American experience in all its complexity with this special program pairing the short documentary The Baddest Speechwriter of All with a live musical performance of protest music from The LewNer Family Singers, back by popular demand following their concert at the SFJFF46 Local Spotlight presentation of Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls: Another Side of Woody Guthrie.
The Baddest Speechwriter of All, Ben Proudfoot & Stephen Curry, USA
Now 93, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and speechwriter reflects on the personal cost and surprising truths of making history, offering an intimate insider’s view of the Civil Rights Movement.