Selma (2014)
Directed by Ava DuVernay
Martin Luther King Jr. goes from accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo and pleading with the President in Washington to leading the voting-rights marches from Selma to the Alabama capitol in Montgomery.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Nobel Peace Prize≈ 00:01:00Oslo, NorwayStated on screen
King prepares to accept the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 2The White House, Washington, D.C.≈ 00:07:00Stated on screen
King urges Lyndon Johnson to back a voting-rights law; Johnson stalls.
- 3Brown Chapel and courthouse≈ 00:15:00Selma, AlabamaStated on screen
King and his team set up in Selma and lead protests at the courthouse.
- 4Night march≈ 00:45:00Marion, AlabamaStated on screen
- 5Bloody Sunday≈ 01:00:00Edmund Pettus Bridge, SelmaStated on screen
- 6Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery≈ 01:55:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 7,530 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 7,425 km
- On foot: 67 km
- Car: 38 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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