Miss Representation
A film by Jennifer Siebel Newsom
You can’t be what you can’t see: how the media’s misrepresentations of women have led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence.
Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Miss Representation 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.
Miss Representation includes stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics like Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson, Jackson Katz, Jean Kilbourne, and Gloria Steinem. The film offers startling facts and statistics that will leave audiences shaken and armed with a new perspective.
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Technical Information
- Production Year
- 2011
- Country of Production
- USA
- Language
- English
- Running Time
- 85 mins
Past Screenings (since April 2nd, 2009)
- Tuesday, May 8, 2012
- 6:00pm
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