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My Name Is Pauli Murray

My Name Is Pauli Murray

2021Movie⏱️ 1h 31mPG-13
DocumentaryBiography
7.1
IMDB Rating
550 votes

A look at the life and ideas of Pauli Murray, a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet who influenced both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall.

Director
N/A
Writers
Talleah Bridges McMahon, Julie Cohen, Cinque Northern
Stars
Patricia Bell-Scott, Pauli Murray, Dolores Chandler
Release Date
October 1, 2021
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 7
Wins
🎯 8
Nominations
💬 9
Reviews
📋 1.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Patricia Bell-Scott
Patricia Bell-Scott
as Self
Pauli Murray
Pauli Murray
as Self
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Dolores Chandler
as Self
Brittney Cooper
Brittney Cooper
as Self
👤
Sonia Pressman Fuentes
as Self
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
as Self
👤
Marghretta McBean
as Self
👤
Ernest Myers
as Self
👤
Mary Norris
as Self
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Storyville Films, Drexler Films, Participant

🏷️ Keywords

documentary subject's name in titlenon binarycivil rightsgender discriminationhuman rights activist

🎯 Categories

BiographyDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent and inspiring
by MikeyB17932021-10-15
9/10

"Pauli Murray was a unique individual who transcended race and gender. She struggled with the limits that a racist and sexist society imposed on her. She went through so many transitions during her life from hopping on freight trains during the Great Depression to teaching at Yale and finally becoming an Episcopal priest. This is a fine and sensitive documentary giving a close and intimate portrait of this fine human being. As some mentioned during the documentary we should all know who Pauli Murray was. She was ahead of her time and a beacon for a better humanity. (why this is rated so low..."

📖 Synopsis

A look at the life and ideas of Pauli Murray, a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet who influenced both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall.