Northern Light produced a 20-minute signature film about the courageous, largely unsung heroes in Selma, Alabama, and surrounding communities who organized and fought for the right to vote. Their actions eventually culminated in the signing of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Created for the National Park Service, the video takes visitors into the story through the firsthand voices of local participants, most of whom were teenagers at the time. These interviews along with archival footage narrate the story of the Civil Rights movement in Selma leading up to the Selma to Montgomery marches. Conveying the extraordinary determination of these seemingly ordinary young men and women and the civil rights organizers who joined them, the video shares an important piece of American history.
Services
- Scriptwriting
- Original Filming
- 4k Original Filming
- Aerial Drone Filming
For this project, Northern Light collaborated with former Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) staff member Judy Richardson. Her experience in the movement provided the project with a lead interviewer intimately familiar with the subject matter. We also filmed locations in Selma and Marion that were part of the story, giving us contemporary footage to weave into the video. The film concludes with match shots between memorable voting rights photos that seamlessly dissolve into the same location, same view in the 21st century, subtly conveying that the legacy of the struggle lives on in these places and people and their hard-fought achievements.
