Justice meets romance in film screening of ‘Loving’

by the Rotary Club of Central Delaware County. For more information, call Jim Wurster, 610-246-8939.

The acclaimed 2016 film, “Loving,” will be screened 7 p.m. Friday, March 1 at the First-Friday large-screen film screenings at the Peace Center of Delaware County, 1001 Old Sproul Rd., Springfield. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments. The event is free and open to the public.

“Loving” celebrates the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving’s unwavering resolve and deep love as an interracial couple struggling for the legal right to be married. In 1967, they won a landmark Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia.

Their story begins in

1958, when the couple falls in love and drives to Washington, D.C., to get married, because interracial marriage was legal there. When they return home to Central Point, Virginia, they are dragged out of bed by police, arrested, charged with the crime of being an interracial couple, and sentenced to a year in prison. The ensuing legal battle upended the lives of the Lovings and their three children for almost a decade. The film focuses on a love story rather than courtroom drama.

The film was nominated for numerous awards, including Golden Globe for best actor and an Oscar for Best Actress. To watch a film trailer, visit https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=04ZYTB2ZXVc/. The First-Friday film series at the Peace Center of Delaware County is organized monthly by the Brandywine Peace Community. For more information or directions to the Peace Center visit www. delcopeacecenter.org or call

484-574-1148.