Please note…

This screening has reached its registration capacity.

Don’t miss the Q&A…

After you register for this screening, be sure to register for the follow-up event, Members-Only Q&A: Emperor, featuring a conversation with co-writer/director/producer Mark Amin, producers Cami Winikoff and Reginald Hudlin, and actor Dayo Okeniyi. (Friday, January 8 – 3:00pm PT)

Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to watch Emperor in our Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room, powered by Vision Media.

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

 
2020, 99 minutes, color | Directed by Mark Amin | Written by Mark Amin, Pat Charles | Starring Dayo Okeniyi, Brad Carter, James Cromwell, Bruce Dern, M.C. Gainey, Kat Graham, Keean Johnson, Robert Kazinsky, James Le Gros, Harry Lennix, Naturi Naughton, Ben Robson, Paul Scheer | Produced by Reginald Hudlin, p.g.a., Cami Winikoff, p.g.a. | Executive Produced by Tyler Boehm, Cassian Elwes, Susan Kirr

Registration Information

All Film Independent Members can register for this online screening starting at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 11. | Registration is free; one registration per Membership. | Proof of Member status is required to complete registration.

Arts Circle and Film Lover Members are guaranteed access to this event; email membership@filmindependent.org for more information.

How to Watch

On the first day of screening availability, registered Members (and guests, when applicable) will be emailed a secure link by our partner Vision Media to watch this title in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room.

Online Screening Policies

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