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MISS REPRESENTATION AIMS TO END SEXISM IN THE MEDIA AND EMPOWER WOMEN
SCREENING
7:30pm Tues March 27th
Ravens’ Cry Theatre
Sechelt, BC
Net proceeds to Yew Transition House.
Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film 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.
VIDEO SNEAK PEAK PREVIEW
Miss Representation 3 minute Trailer 8/24 from Miss Representation on Vimeo.
Miss Representation includes stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics like Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson, Jackson Katz, Jean Kilbourne, and Gloria Steinem. The film offers startling facts and statistics that will leave audiences shaken and armed with a new perspective. www.missrepresentation.org
“We are thrilled to have so many outreach opportunities for Miss Representation. This film was made to be a change agent in our culture, to inspire both women and men to recognize women’s collective voice, leadership capacity and equal rights,” says Newsom.
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. While women have made strides in leadership over the past few decades, the U.S. is 90th in the world in terms of women in national legislatures, women hold only 3 % of clout positions in mainstream media, and 65% of women and girls have disordered eating.
MissRepresentation.org is igniting a cross-generational movement to shift the cultural mindset of communities, interrupt and stop patterns of sexism, change the way women and girls are represented in the media and ensure a tipping point that will lead to gender parity in leadership.
A community/paneled discussion will follow the film’s screening. Cathy Roy, Sue Jackal, Margaret Page and Dorothy Riddle are the panelists.
All tickets are $10 (including HST) and are available at: Shanti Gifts in Wilson Creek; Cactus Flower, Tsain-Ko Gift Shop and Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt. Call the theatre at 604.885.4597 to have your tickets held. Net proceeds to Yew Transition House.
About Girls’ Club Entertainment
Girls’ Club Entertainment was founded by Jennifer Siebel Newsom – actress, filmmaker, and former First Lady of San Francisco. It was formed as an umbrella entertainment company to develop and produce independent films with strong social, political, and cultural significance focused primarily on empowering women.
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I posted an article about this movie last October here is the link for more information
http://www.duaneburnett.com/2993/miss-representation-the-media-treat-women-like-shit
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