Dec 25, 2020
One Night in Miami screenwriter Kemp Powers
discusses adapting his own play into a film, how his previous work
as a journalist informs his screenwriting, the real history behind
the film's events, and more.
Inspired by real events, the movie is a fictional account
chronicling a memorable night when Muhammed Ali, Malcolm X, Sam
Cook, and Jim Brown gather in a Miami hotel room discussing their
roles in the civil rights movement and cultural upheaval of the
1960s.