Paramount Home Media Distribution has announced that it will release on Blu-ray Ava DuVernay's film Selma (2014), starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Alessandro Nivola, and Giovanni Ribisi. The release will be available for purchase on May 5.
Embraced by critics and audiences alike, SELMA was named one of the best films of the year by New York Times, New York Post, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, Hollywood Reporter and many more. The film was nominated for an Academy AwardŽ for Best Picture and won the OscarŽ for Best Original Song for John Legend and Common's compelling tribute "Glory."
Director Ava DuVernay delivers the "definitive depiction of the 1960s American civil rights movement" (Lou Lumenick, New York Post) with the incredible story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the epic march from Selma to Montgomery to secure equal voting rights in an event that forever altered history. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary march.
Special Features:
The Road to Selma
Recreating Selma
"Glory" Music Video featuring John Legend and Common
Historical Newsreels
Photo Gallery
Deleted and Extended Scenes
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
Selma Student Tickets: Donor Appreciation
Commentary by director Ava DuVernay and actor David Oyelowo
Commentary by director Ava DuVernay, director of photography Bradford Young and editor Spencer Averick