National headlines blazed the story: Churchgoers Gunned Down During Prayer Service in Charleston, South Carolina. After a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, nine African Americans lay dead, leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members, EMANUEL, from executive producers Stephen Curry and Viola Davis, is a poignant story of justice and faith, love and hate, examining the healing power of forgiveness.
Critic reviews
Through interviews with victims’ families, survivors and others, Brian Ivie’s documentary revisits the 2015 massacre at a historic black church in Charleston. Full review
Ben Kenigsberg
The NYTimes
The NYTimes
“Emanuel” demonstrates forgiveness is hard work that requires a divine-level of fortitude. Especially when it comes at direct odds with the ones you hold dear. Full review
Tomris Laffly
Variety
Variety
Heartrending and hard to watch, this movie solemnly pays respect to good people who met a terrible ending — and to the loved ones left to pick up the pieces in the aftermath. Full review
Joyce Slaton
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media
