Movies from Cory Booker

Selma

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Cory Booker
Politician
Senator have u seen movie @SelmaMovie yet? If yes, how was it? I'm seeing it this evening. Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Movies from Cory Booker

Street Fight

This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.
Cory Booker
Politician
Thanks @marshallcurry is a great film maker and - in
Movies from Cory Booker

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
Cory Booker
Politician
Powerful film RT @Cowspiracy: #EarthDay2015 watch #Cowspiracy for $1 & get educated on environmental issues!
Movies from Cory Booker

Sign the Show

Sign The Show: Deaf Culture, Access and Entertainment is a feature-length documentary providing insight into Deaf culture and the quest for access to entertainment. It brings together entertainers, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HOH) community, and American Sign Language interpreters to discuss accessibility at live performances in a humorous, heartfelt, and insightful way.
Cory Booker
Politician
I have been so inspired by this film: Sign the Show. My dear friend Cat Brewer has done a phenomenal job.
Movies from Cory Booker

Interstellar

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Cory Booker
Politician
It was a VERY good movie. RT @L_Mac6 interstellar was simply amazing
Movies from Cory Booker

The Muppet Movie

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
Cory Booker
Politician
Off to THE MUPPET MOVIE with my mentee. Ever since my Mom took me 2 see Muppet Movies as a kid, I've loved them & felt a kinship with Kermit
Movies from Cory Booker

The Sentence

Cindy Shank, mother of three, is serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement with a Michigan drug ring years earlier. This intimate portrait of mandatory minimum drug sentencing's devastating consequences, captured by Cindy's brother, follows her and her family over the course of ten years.
Cory Booker
Politician
I am looking forward to this film The Sentence. It captures some of the reasons I fight so hard to reform our broken criminal Justice system.
Movies from Cory Booker

Waiting for "Superman"

Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.
Cory Booker
Politician
“Waiting for Superman” is playing @ Newark Screens. I highly recommend this important film bout education + r children
Movies from Cory Booker

Warrior

The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Cory Booker
Politician
Saw a phenomenal movie tonight. Nick Nolte in Warriors. I highly recommend.
Movies from Cory Booker

Into the Weeds

Dewayne Johnson, a Bay Area groundskeeper, suffered from rashes in 2014 and wondered if they were caused by the herbicide he'd been using for the past couple years. As his health deteriorated, Johnson became the face of a David-and-Goliath legal battle to hold a multi-national agrochemical corporation accountable for a product with allegedly misleading labelling.
Cory Booker
Politician
This is such an important film about an issue that does not get enough attention.
Movies from Cory Booker

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Cory Booker
Politician
May The Fourth.... Happy Star Wars Day. I just turned 8 years old when the original Star Wars came out. It was a movie that changed me. It inspired me; it made me believe in the power of underdogs in a righteous cause; it affirmed to me the limitless strength of committed friendships, and expanded my sense of the magic and mystery of the universe.
Movies from Cory Booker

Just Mercy

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
Cory Booker
Politician
Bryan Stevenson’s book #JustMercy continues to have such a profound impact on my life—I’m so excited to see that this incredible story has been adapted into a feature film
Movies from Cory Booker

13th

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Cory Booker
Politician
I highly recommend watching my friend @Ava's film, 13th, to learn more about the criminalization of Black people in the United States.