Miss Representation: As director Jennifer Siebel Newsom was quick to point out, her documentary is a 'call to action' for those of us who want to be liberated from the gender constrictions that suffocate our lives. Crammed with archive clips, images and interviews, it is a fast, convincing, powerful and sometimes shocking (for those not over-familiar with routine TV talk show content) look at the degrading treatment of the female in contemporary media, its all-pervasive influence and its connection to capitalism and power.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
SFIFF54: 'Miss Representation'
Miss Representation: As director Jennifer Siebel Newsom was quick to point out, her documentary is a 'call to action' for those of us who want to be liberated from the gender constrictions that suffocate our lives. Crammed with archive clips, images and interviews, it is a fast, convincing, powerful and sometimes shocking (for those not over-familiar with routine TV talk show content) look at the degrading treatment of the female in contemporary media, its all-pervasive influence and its connection to capitalism and power.
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