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My Name Is Pauli Murray

2021 · 91 min

A thoughtful, inspiring documentary that illuminates an overlooked life with warmth and intellectual rigor.

Tagline: You may not know the name, but you live in Pauli's legacy.
Overview: Overlooked by history, Pauli Murray was a legal trailblazer whose ideas influenced RBG's fight for gender equality and Thurgood Marshall's landmark civil rights arguments. Featuring never-before-seen footage and audio recordings, a portrait of Murray's impact as a non-binary Black luminary: lawyer, activist, poet, and priest who transformed our world.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, justice, race, gender
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
justice
race
gender
faith
Places: big city
school
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild