HBO Documentary Films, Comcast and the ACLU of Virginia to Host Premiere Screening of "THE LOVING STORY" at the Caroline County Community Services Center on February 4

HBO Documentary Films, Comcast and the ACLU of Virginia to Host Premiere Screening of "THE LOVING STORY" at the Caroline County Community Services Center on February 4

Filmmakers Nancy Buirski and Elisabeth Haviland James, Film Subjects Peggy Loving Fortune and Attorney Bernard S. Cohen, and HBO Senior Producer Nancy Abraham Scheduled to Participate

HBO, Comcast and the ACLU of
Virginia will host the invitation-
only Caroline County premiere of
the HBO Documentary Film THE
LOVING STORY in the community
where the Lovings first met and
What: fell in love.

THE LOVING STORY tells the
inspiring and heartwarming story
of Mildred and Richard Loving, an
interracial couple who married in
1958 despite Virginia's anti-
miscegenation laws. Arrested by
local police in their Caroline
County home in the middle of the
night for the crime of "mixed
marriage," Mildred and Richard
were later convicted on felony
charges and banished from
Virginia. But the Lovings fought
back with the help of the ACLU and
ultimately changed history through
a watershed Supreme Court case
that overturned bans on
interracial marriage in 16 states.

Who: -Nancy Buirski -producer and
director, THE LOVING STORY
-Elisabeth Haviland James, producer
and editor, THE LOVING STORY
-Nancy Abraham -HBO senior
producer for THE LOVING STORY and
senior vice president, HBO
Documentary Programming
-Peggy Loving Fortune -daughter of
Richard and Mildred Loving who was
a young child during most of her
parents' ordeal
-Bernard S. Cohen -attorney and
former ACLU lawyer who, with
Philip J. Hirschkop, argued Loving
v. Virginia in the U.S. Supreme
Court in 1967
-Kent Willis -executive director,
ACLU of Virginia
When: Saturday, February 4, 2012
4:00 p.m. - Reception
5:00 p.m. -Screening of THE LOVING
STORY
6:30 p.m. -Discussion with
filmmakers and film subjects
Where: Caroline County Community Services
Center, 17202 Richmond Turnpike,
Milford, VA
Formerly Union High School, where
Richard Loving attended

Details: THE LOVING STORY combines newly discovered and never-before-seen vintage film and photos of the Loving family shot in 1965 and a compelling present-day interview with the Loving's daughter, Peggy, neighbors, police and their young, intrepid ACLU lawyers Bernard S. Cohen and Philip J. Hirschkop. The attorneys argued the landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case that finally brought justice to the Lovings. The exclusive HBO documentary THE LOVING STORY, the uplifting saga of these unlikely Civil Rights heroes, debuts on Valentine's Day, Tuesday, February 14 (9:00-10:30 pm ET/PT) during Black History Month.

The film has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

THE LOVING STORY is an HBO Documentary Films and Augusta Films, LLC production; produced and directed by Nancy Buirski; produced by Elisabeth Haviland James; executive produced by Scott Berrie and Marshall Sonenshine; co-produced by Patricia Romeu; cinematographers, Rex Miller, Steve Milligan and Abbot Mills; editor, Elisabeth Haviland James; original music, David Majzlin. For HBO: senior producer, Nancy Abraham; executive producer, Sheila Nevins

Interview requests should be directed to: Valerie Harris, HBO, 404.966.2445 or valerie@kinseygrouppr.com

*Clip reels are available for broadcast media.

/PRNewswire -- Feb. 3, 2012/

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