GENRE
When the filmmakers decided to create a feature film based on the events at Selma, they had choices to make about the genre of the film. By emphasising certain events, characters, relationships or themes, they could create a film that might fit a number of different genres.
TASK
Look at the chart below listing certain elements in the film. What genres could these elements fit? Give your reasons.
| ELEMENTS | POSSIBLE GENRE (eg. thriller, romance, documentary etc) | REASON |
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 Personal relationship between Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta |
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 Protest marches across Edmund Pettus Bridge |
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 Meetings between Martin Luther King and President Lyndon Johnson |
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 Murder and funeral of Jimmie Lee Jackson |
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 Laws governing voting rights |
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Now watch the trailer again and try to identify key features that you think make it fit the genre of historical drama.