Shirley
Shirley is a 2024 American biographical drama film written and directed by John Ridley. It depicts the 1972 presidential run of Shirley Chisholm, who was the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. The film stars Regina King in the title role, alongside Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson, Michael Cherrie, André Holland, and Terrence Howard.
Plot
Shirley Chisholm, already the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress, runs for president of the United States in 1972, becoming the first Black candidate to run for a major-party nomination for president and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's nomination.
More details
| author | John Ridley |
|---|---|
| director | John Ridley |
| editor | JoAnne Yarrow |
| events | Shirley Chisholm |
| genre | drama political |
| keywords | democratic party runs for president of the united states in 1972 |
| musicBy | Tamar-kali |
| producer | Anikah McLaren Elizabeth Haggard John Ridley Regina King Reina King |
| productionCompany | Participant Royal Ties Productions |
| publisher | Netflix |
| recordedAt | Cincinnati |
| theme | biographical biographical drama |