Miss representation / Girls Club Entertainment presents a Jennifer Siebel Newsom & Regina Kulik Scully production ; edited & co-written by Jessica Congdon ; executive producer, Geralyn Dreyfous, Sarah Johnson Redlich, Regina Kulik Scully ; written, directed & produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

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The film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. It 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 a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Girls Club Entertainment
Representation Project (Organization)
Other Authors: Newsom, Jennifer Siebel, 1974- (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer)
Scully, Regina Kulik (Film producer)
Congdon, Jessica, 1972- (Screenwriter, Film editor)
Dreyfous, Geralyn White (Film producer)
Johnson, Sarah E. (Producer) (Film producer)
Holland, Eric (composer (expression))
Cvetko, Svetlana (Cinematographer)
Heldman, Caroline, 1972- (Commentator)
Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- (Commentator)
Feinstein, Dianne, 1933-2023 (Commentator)
Huerta, Dolores, 1930- (Commentator)
Davis, Geena (Commentator)
Steinem, Gloria (Commentator)
Katz, Jackson (Commentator)
Fonda, Jane, 1937- (Commentator)
Kilbourne, Jean (Commentator)
Pozner, Jennifer L. (Commentator)
Couric, Katie, 1957- (Commentator)
Ling, Lisa (Commentator)
Durham, Meenakshi Gigi (Commentator)
Cho, Margaret (Commentator)
Lauzen, Martha M. (Commentator)
Pelosi, Nancy, 1940- (Commentator)
Mitchell, Pat, 1943- (Commentator)
Maddow, Rachel (Commentator)
Dawson, Rosario (Commentator)
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2015]
Subjects:
Women in popular culture > United States.
Women > United States > Attitudes.
Women > United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
Women in mass media.
Advertising > Psychological aspects.
Women in advertising.
Body image in women.
Mass media > United States > Influence.
Mass media > Social aspects > United States.
Sex role in mass media.
Sex in advertising.
Sex role.
Sexism.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (90 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Misrepresentation
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
The film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. It 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. In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman's value and power lie in her youth, beauty, and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader.
Note:Originally produced in 2011.
Call Number:HQ1421 .M57 2015 Online
Credits:Director of photography, Svetlana Cvetko ; music, Eric Holland.
Participant or Performer:
Caroline Heldman, Condoleezza Rice, Dianne Feinstein, Dolores Huerta, Geena Davis, Gloria Steinem, Jackson Katz, Jane Fonda, Jean Kilbourne, Jennifer Pozner, Katie Couric, Lisa Ling, M. Gigi Durham, Margaret Cho, Martha Lauzen, Nancy Pelosi, Pat Mitchell, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from opening screen (Kanopy platform, viewed July 19, 2016).