| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 77 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
| Summary |
Recalling a watershed event in US politics, this Peabody Award-winning documentary takes an in-depth look at the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and the first to seek nomination for the highest office in the land. Shunned by the political establishment and the media, this longtime champion of marginalized Americans asked for support from people of color, women, gays, and young people newly empowered to vote at the age of 18. Chisholm's bid for an equal place on the presidential dais generated strong, even racist opposition. Yet her challenge to the status quo and her message about exercising the right to vote struck many as progressive and positive. Official Selection at the Sundance International Film Festival and the SXSW Film Festival. A refreshing antidote to the opportunism and cynicism that rules the political roost today ... an inspiring tale of someone who made a difference.*-- James Greenberg, Hollywood Reporter |
| Notes |
Originally part of the documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival before receiving its broadcast premiere on the PBS television series P.O.V. on February 7, 2005 |
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Originally distributed in DVD format by Women Make Movies in 2004 |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Sandi Sissel ; editors, Sam Pollard, Sikay Tang ; music composer, Barry Eastmond |
| Performer |
Interviews with: Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Lee, Sandra Gaines, Ronald Dellums, Shirley Downs, Jacqueline Ceballos, Susan Brownmiller, Victor Robles, Muriel Forde, Conrad Chisholm, Robert Gottlieb, Paula Giddings, Tom Asher, James Richardson, Jules Witcover, Walter Fauntroy, Amiri Baraka, Octavia Butler, Arlie Scott, Bella Abzug, Carolyn Smith, Bobby Seale, Wilson Riles, Alcee Hastings |
| Notes |
In English; closed-captioned in English |
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MPAA rating: Not rated |
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Peabody Awards, Peabody Award, 2006 |
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Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, Nominated, 2004 |
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Online resource; title from title screen (Kanopy platform, viewed October 9, 2019) |
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Online resource; title from title screen (Illumira, viewed May 16, 2022) |
| Subject |
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005.
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| SUBJECT |
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005 fast |
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Political campaigns -- United States -- 20th century
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Presidential candidates -- United States -- 20th century
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African American politicians -- 20th century
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Women politicians -- United States -- 20th century
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Women politicians
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Presidential candidates
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Politics and government
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Political campaigns
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African American politicians
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140471
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Biographical films
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Internet videos
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Documentary films
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Nonfiction films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Feature films
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Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Films biographiques.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Lynch, Shola, film director, film producer.
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Bertelsen, Phil, film producer.
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Sissel, Sandi, director of photography.
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Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005, on-screen-participant, interviewee (expression)
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Lee, Barbara, 1946- on-screen-participant, interviewee (expression)
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Gaines, Sandra, on-screen-participant, interviewee (expression)
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Dellums, Ronald V., 1935-2018, on-screen-participant, interviewee (expression)
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Lantern Lane Entertainment (Firm), presenter.
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REALside (Firm), production company.
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American Documentary, Inc.
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Independent Television Service.
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National Black Programming Consortium.
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Rock the Vote.
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Women Make Movies (Firm), publisher.
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