This week, Academy Award winner Regina King was joined by Oscar-winning director-screenwriter John Ridley and cast members Christina Jackson, Dorian Crossmond Missick, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Reina King in Washington, D.C. and Brooklyn, NY for two advance screenings of SHIRLEY. The film tells the story of the first Black congresswoman and political icon, Shirley Chisholm, and her trailblazing run for president of the U.S in 1972.
The screenings were held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the nation’s capital and at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn where Chisholm was born and raised. The cast and director participated in meaningful post-screening Q&A discussions championing the impactful legacy of Chisholm and the experience of making the film, which culminates a 15-year journey for sisters and producers, Regina and Reina King.
In Washington, D.C., the cast was also welcomed to the Library of Congress by Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee to view the Shirley Chisholm collection from the Library’s archives. Streaming on Netflix March 22nd, see more inside…
Regina King, Reina King, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson and Dorian Crossmond Missick
Regina King and John Ridley
Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm in SHIRLEY–the story of the first Black congresswoman and her trailblazing run for president of the United States. Directed by John Ridley and co-starring, Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson, Dorian Crossmond Missick, Amirah Vann, with André Holland and Terrence Howard, the film chronicles Chisholm’s audacious, boundary-breaking 1972 presidential campaign.
(Photos by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix)
