Miss Representation
“You can't be what you can't see.”
Synopsis
The film *Miss Representation* examines how American youth are being presented with the idea that women's and girls' worth is tied to their youth, beauty, and sexuality. It investigates the lack of women in positions of power and influence in the United States and critiques the media's narrow depiction of what it means to be a powerful woman. It calls for an end to this cycle of misleading narratives.
Credits
- Jennifer Siebel Newsomas Self
- Jean Kilbourneas Self - Filmmaker, 'Killing Us Softly', Author and Senior Scholar, Wellesley Centers for Women
- Jim Steyeras Self - CEO, Common Sense Media, Lawyer & Professor of Civil Rights, Stanford University
- Katie Couricas Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News
- Margaret Choas Self - Comedienne, Actor & Activist
- Meenakshi Durhamas Self - Author 'The Lolita Effect', Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Iowa
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Edited by Jessica CongdonShot by John BehrensScored by Eric Holland
Box Office
2011 · Box office
Produced on a $750K budget
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$750K
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
as Self
Jean Kilbourne
as Self - Filmmaker, 'Killing Us Softly', Author and Senior Scholar, Wellesley Centers for Women
Jim Steyer
as Self - CEO, Common Sense Media, Lawyer & Professor of Civil Rights, Stanford University
Katie Couric
as Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News
Margaret Cho
as Self - Comedienne, Actor & Activist
Meenakshi Durham
as Self - Author 'The Lolita Effect', Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Iowa
Jennifer Pozner
as Self - Executive Director Women in Media & News, Author Reality Bites Back
Caroline Heldman
as Self - Associate Professor of Political Science, Occidental College
Pat Mitchell
as Self - President & CEO, Paley Center for Media, Former President & CEO of PBS
Gavin Newsom
as Self - Lieutenant Governor, California, Former Mayor of San Francisco
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2Other crew
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