Picture a Scientist (2020)
- Directed by
- Sharon Shattuck, Ian Cheney
- Genre
- documentary film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 10 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 several female scientists recounting professional obstacles like discrimination and harassment. It uses their firsthand experiences to show what gender inequality in STEM fields looks like.
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What happens
Picture a Scientist is a 2020 documentary highlighting gender inequality in science. The movie tells the stories of several prominent female researchers, and brings to light the barriers they encountered, including cases of discrimination and harassment. The movie features MIT's professor of biology Nancy Hopkins, the chemist Raychelle Burks and the geoscientist Jane Willenbring, among other scientists. The film took part in the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020. It was also nominated for a 2022 News & Documentary Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary. A number of research institutions have held screenings of the movie as parts of efforts to increase awareness of gender issues within STEM. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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