Miss Representation (2011)

Directed by

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines how American media often portrays women in narrow and negative ways. It connects these portrayals to the low number of women in leadership roles and politics. The film features interviews with female journalists and activists who discuss their own experiences.

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What happens

Miss Representation is a 2011 American documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The film explores how mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in influential positions by circulating limited and often disparaging portrayals of women. The film premiered in the documentary category at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film includes interviews with prominent women in media, such as Jane Fonda, Rachel Maddow, and Katie Couric, who discuss why their personal experiences have made them passionate about better portrayals of women in media. Siebel Newsom also uses this film to further her social action campaigns through The Representation Project, which was founded due to her frustration with the relationship between the under-representation of women in media and the under-representation of women in American politics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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