Growing Up Female (1971)
- Directed by
- Julia Reichert
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows five females of different ages in the United States. It shows how media, advertising, and relationships shape their views on womanhood.
educationalobservationalsoberreflectiveintimatestraightforwardgroundedeye-opening
What happens
Growing Up Female is a 1971 American documentary film directed by Julia Reichert and Jim Klein. The film focuses on the socialization of American women and the effects of stereotypes placed by media, advertising, and personal relationships while following the lives of five young women and girls. Those interviewed include: Janelle (a 12-year-old girl), Terry (a 16-year-old attending a vocational school and studying cosmetology), Tammy (a working 21-year-old), Jessica Jones (a working 21-year-old mother with one daughter) and a Mrs. Russell (a married, working mother of three daughters). The film has been described as one of the first films to emerge from the Women's liberation movement. In 2011, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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