Spelman College Hosts Screening of Shirley Chisholm Documentary and Conversation with Director of Filmmaking Shola Lynch

Courtesy of Spelman College

Spelman College hosted a screening of Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed, a documentary that captures Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential campaign. 

The film was directed by Shola Lynch, director of documentary filmmaking and Diana King Endowed Professor at Spelman and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. It features an interview with Chisholm and has received numerous accolades, including a prestigious Peabody Award. 

The screening will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Ed.D Auditorium. Following the event, a discussion will take place between Lynch and Professor Emerita Dr. Ayoka Chenzira, retired film and television director and founding director of Spelman’s Digital Moving Image Salon.