So for the event, Oyelowo, DuVernay, and stars like Tessa Thompson, Stephan James, and Wendell Pierce wore black T-shirts reading "I CAN'T BREATHE" over their formalwear. The Selma premiere took place the day after a major protest in Manhattan, where demonstrators denounced a Staten Island grand jury's decision to not indict police officer involved in Garner's death, Buzzfeed News reported. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. In the video of his struggle with authorities, he repeatedly tells the officers, "I can't breathe," which became a rallying cry in the Black Lives Matter Movement, much like it is again now, six years later, following the police killing of George Floyd. A Suitable Affair ebook &mid The Macalisters By Erica Taylor. The film, which focused on Martin Luther King Jr.'s (Oyelowo) march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, debuted in December 2014-five months after Garner died from being forcefully choked by police in New York. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the governing body of the Oscars, actively tried to shut out Selma from nominations after the film's cast members and crew wore T-shirts honoring Eric Garner, a victim of police brutality, at the premiere, according to star David Oyelowo and director Ava DuVernay. DuVernay and Oyelowo were both snubbed for directing and acting awards at the Oscars that year.In an interview, Oyelowo said members of the Academy complained to their studio and producers, and DuVernay confirmed the events with a tweet.Director Ava DuVernay and actor David Oyelowo recently recalled a time when members from the Oscars' governing body threatened not to vote for their film Selma after the cast wore "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts to the premiere as an homage to Eric Garner, a victim of police brutality.
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