# Shirley (2024)

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**Runtime**: 117 min
**Genres**: History, Drama
**Directed by**: John Ridley
**Written by**: John Ridley
**Starring**: Regina King, Lance Reddick, Terrence Howard, Lucas Hedges, Michael Cherrie, Brian Stokes Mitchell

> *Fearless. Fierce. First.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 presidential bid meets a writer burning for material. After becoming the first Black woman in Congress she shocks the establishment by declaring her candidacy, clashing with party bosses and her own campaign handlers. A sharp portrait of a woman who dared to demand more from a system built to exclude her.

**Mood tags**: outsider, tender, uplifting

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