The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center has added the documentary City of Ali to its films that can be streamed online in the Opera House Screening Room.

The Opera House Screening Room provides movies and other digital programming online to its patrons in the wake of COVID-19, as the theatre remains closed. The cost of streaming the films vary, depending on the film. The revenue generated is shared by the Opera House and the film studios.

“Since we have not yet reopened, this is one way of providing our patrons with access to programming, and of generating income for the Opera House,” says Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis.

City of Ali is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of how the death of Muhammad Ali brought the people of his Kentucky hometown — and the world — together for one unforgettable week. Ali’s passing on June 3, 2016, came in the context of a bitter U.S. presidential election, a proposed Muslim ban and the global expansion of the Black Lives Matter movement. Yet on the day of Ali’s funeral procession, more than 100,000 people lined the streets of Louisville to celebrate his life, and an estimated one billion people worldwide watched events like Ali’s memorial, held in the packed KFC YUM! Center as stories of the Louisville Lip’s wit, generosity, swagger and commitment to justice were retold by President Bill Clinton, Billy Crystal, Lonnie Ali, and many others.

The film explores Ali’s lifelong relationship with his hometown through candid interviews with friends and relatives whose history with Ali dates back to his childhood at 3302 Grand Ave., and who share stories even devoted Ali fans have never heard. There are also get behind-the-scenes accounts and reflections from visitors such as NBC’s Craig Melvin, TV legend Dick Cavett, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, ESPN’s Hannah Storm and many others who gathered in Louisville.

Tickets to City of Ali are $12 per household.

The Opera House Screening Room is found on the Opera House website at www.fredopera.org. Links for each film take the patron to third-party studio sites for ticket purchase. Tickets are per household and patrons are able to view films on nearly any mobile device, smart TV, laptop or computer.