My Name Is Pauli Murray Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Aug. 1, 2021

My Name Is Pauli Murray

Release Date: Friday, September 17, 2021 Limited Friday, October 1, 2021 Prime Video

Director: Betsy West • Julie Cohen

PG-13 Documentary 1 hr, 31 m

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44% WILL SEE 56% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat, a full decade before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal legislation, Pauli Murray was already knee-deep fighting for social justice. A pioneering attorney, activist, priest and dedicated memoirist, Murray shaped landmark litigation—and consciousness— around race and gender equity. As an African American youth raised in the segregated South— who was also wrestling with broader notions of gender identity—Pauli understood, intrinsically, what it was to exist beyond previously accepted categories and cultural norms. Both Pauli’s personal path and tireless advocacy foreshadowed some of the most politically consequential issues of our time.

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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Betsy West last directed Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down and Julia.

Director: Betsy West
Julie Cohen
Screenwriters: —
Producer: Talleah Bridges McMahon

Studio: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Key Facts

Told largely in Pauli’s own words (7/4/2021).

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for disturbing/violent images and thematic elements
Runtime: 1 hr, 31 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

My Name Is Pauli Murray was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 17, 2021. There were 21 other movies released on the same date, including Cry Macho, Copshop and Blue Bayou. As a limited release, My Name Is Pauli Murray was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.