On Thursday, December 1st, Natalie Portman and Director Pablo Larraín brought their new film JACKIE to Washington D.C., screening the film for a packed house at the Newseum for some of Washington’s most influential politicians and journalists. 13 Members of Congress, current and former Obama administration officials including Eric Holder, men and women of the military, leading beltway reporters and other DC insiders gathered to get the beltway’s first look at the psychological portrait of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the days following John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Portman’s role has already received widespread critical acclaim and the influential Washington audience buzzed about the film in a post-screening Q&A moderated by Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus with Portman, Larraín and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim. The D.C. film premiere was hosted by Fox Searchlight, 21st Century Fox and the MPAA.
In attendance were some of Washington’s leading figures, including: Former Attorney General Eric Holder and his wife Sharon Malone; Ambassador Peter Selfridge; Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Chris Murphy; Representatives Rick Allen, Cheri Bustos, Steve Cohen, Jim Cooper, Louie Gohmert, Denny Heck, Billy Long, Barry Loudermilk, Reid Riddle Jackie Speier and Dave Trott; Maureen Dowd; Margaret Carlson; Ed O’Keefe; Sally Quinn; Nina Totenberg; Howard Fineman; Amy Argetsinger; Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula; Rick Lane; Dan and Rhoda Glickman; Carter Roberts.
JACKIE opens in limited release December 2, 2016.
