--- title: 275,000+ Free Tickets to Selma Available for Students description: A "Selma for Students" campaign has raised enough money to allow hundreds of thousands of American middle and high school students to see the Martin Luther King, Jr., biopic Selma for free. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Education - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2015-01-16T20:27:39.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T05:06:42.000Z' section: Education tags: - Civil Rights - deals - freebies - Holidays - martin luther king jr - movie theater - movies - Race word_count: 381 canonical: https://money.com/free-tickets-selma-students/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![SELMA, from left: Colman Domingo, David Oyelowo, as Martin Luther King Jr., Andre Holland, Stephan James, 2014.](https://img.money.com/2015/01/150116_em_selmafreetix1.jpg?crop=0px%2C38px%2C3900px%2C2194px&quality=85) *From left: Colman Domingo, David Oyelowo (as Martin Luther King, Jr.), Andre Holland and Stephan James in a scene from Selma.* The critically acclaimed civil rights drama [*Selma*](https://time.com/3666414/selma-snub-awards/) may not have gotten quite the [recognition some feel it deserved](https://time.com/3669999/oscars-2015-nominees-selma-ava-duvernay/) by the Academy of Motion Pictures, but a nationwide movement called ["Selma for Students"](http://selmastudenttickets.com/) is ensuring that the movie isn't overlooked at theaters. The program allows 7th, 8th, and 9th graders to receive free tickets to *Selma* at participating theaters around the country, including four apiece in cities like Baltimore, Nashville, and New Orleans, and at 11 movie houses in the San Francisco Bay area. The requirements differ slightly from city to city—some give free admission for high school students no matter what the grade—but in general, all you need to do to get a complimentary ticket is to show a student ID, report card, or some other proof of being a student at a participating theater's box office. As the [*Washington Post*](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/thousands-of-dc-students-can-see-selma-for-free/2015/01/15/499450ce-9cfd-11e4-a7ee-526210d665b4_story.html) reported, the idea for "Selma for Students" was born in New York City, where African-American business leaders joined together in early January to create a fund allowing some [27,000 students](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-york-business-leaders-to-bring-paramount-pictures-selma-to-27000-7th-8th-and-9th-grade-students-in-new-york-city-when-it-opens-january-9th-300017143.html) in the city to view *Selma* for free. Roughly two dozen [other cities](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cities-across-america-are-joining-the-movement-due-to-the-reaction-in-new-york-city-major-us-cities-are-inspired-to-follow-and-raise-funds-for-students-to-see-selma-for-free-300018338.html) have since joined the cause. In [St. Louis](http://www.deaconess.org/st-louis-joins-selmaforstudents-make-movie-free-teens), for instance, local efforts are making it possible for some 6,250 teenagers to see the film for free. “It is important that St. Louis students are informed about this moment in history and its connections to the challenges they face today,” Reverend Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of Deaconess Foundation, a partner in the "Selma for Students" campaign in the city, said via press release. "We believe this experience will nurture civic engagement among young people and give them hope that systemic change is possible through cooperative, intentional, and well-planned efforts.” Altogether, it's being estimated that more than 275,000 American students around the country will be able to get free admission to the movie, with most attending over the long Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday weekend. A limited number of tickets are being given away for each theater, and as of Friday afternoon several locations were already "sold out," including all of New York City and Philadelphia, and all but a few of the participating [Regal Cinemas](http://www.regmovies.com/~/link.aspx?_id=A5DB058E736948579E8741C7397FCC2B&_z=z) around the country. 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