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- 85 Minutes
- Virgil Films
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated:
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom
- Written by Claire Dietrich, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jenny Raskin, Jessica Congdon
- Starring Catherine Hardwicke, Condoleezza Rice, Cory Booker, Geena Davis, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Katie Couric, Lisa Ling, Margaret Cho, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Haggis, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson
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Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, MISS REPRESENTATION uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman's value and power lie in her youth, beauty, and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader. While women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades, the United States is still 90th in the world for women in national legislatures, women hold only 3% of clout positions in mainstream media, and 65% of women and girls have disordered eating behaviors. Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics, like Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem build momentum as MISS REPRESENTATION accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective.
An admirable work of media literacy education that may well preach to the converted at fests, MISS REPRESENTATION stands to have its greatest impact in classrooms. -- Rob Nelson, VARIETY
- More on Miss Representation :
- Official film Web site
- Interview with director Jennifer Siebel Newsom
- Interview with director Jennifer Siebel Newsom