Event

Movie: Loving

Friday, April 28, 2017
1:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Petty Auditorium

Richard (Joel Edgerton) a white construction worker in Virginia who falls in love with a local black woman, Mildred Jeter (Ruth Negga). Later, they are harassed for their relationship in Virginia.

Richard (Joel Edgerton) a white construction worker in Virginia who falls in love with a local black woman, Mildred Jeter (Ruth Negga). Upon realizing that Mildred is pregnant the pair decide to marry and travel to Washington D.C. to obtain a license. Later, they are harassed for their relationship back home and must work to undo the state's anti-miscegenation laws by taking their case to the Supreme Court in the historic case Loving v Virginia.

Nominated for Best Actress at the 2017 Academy Awards. Released 2016 - 123 minutes - Rated PG-13 - Historical Drama