Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAmazon Studios has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film “My Name is Pauli Murray,” about the trailblazing LGBTQ and civil rights activist, which premiered this year at Sundance.Participant, Drexler Films, and Storyville Films produced the doc, directed by Oscar nominees Betsy West and Julie Cohen (“RBG”).The film follows the overlooked history of Murray, a gender-nonconforming scholar and ordained minister who championed the rights of people of color, women, and the queer community.
West and Cohen were introduced to Murray by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg while making “RBG,” which was nominated for the best documentary feature Academy Award in 2019.“We’re incredibly honored to bring.
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