Miss Representation

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Miss Representation is a 2011 documentary film that examines how mainstream media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women contribute to their underrepresentation in positions of power and influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
documentary film
feminist film
awardReceived Audience Award – Palo Alto International Film Festival
Outstanding Documentary – Gracie Award
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Jennifer Siebel Newsom
distributor OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
featuresInterviewWith Condoleezza Rice
Cory Booker
Geena Davis
Gloria Steinem
Jane Fonda
Jennifer Pozner
Katie Couric
Lisa Ling
Margaret Cho
Nancy Pelosi
Pat Mitchell
Rachel Maddow
Rosario Dawson
focusesOn impact of media on girls and young women
mainstream media portrayals of women
objectification of women
sexualization of women in media
genre documentary
feminist documentary
social issue documentary
hasSequel The Mask You Live In
hasTagline You can’t be what you can’t see.
hasWebsite http://www.missrepresentation.org
inspiredCampaign The Representation Project
surface form: Miss Representation social action campaign
language English
mainTheme gender stereotypes
media influence on self‑image
representation of women in media
underrepresentation of women in positions of power
women in leadership
narrator Jennifer Siebel Newsom
originalNetwork OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival
producer Charisse L’Pree
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Jessica Congdon
Rachel Pikelny
Sarah Olson
publicationDate 2011
runtime approximately 85 minutes
screenedAt Sundance Film Festival
surface form: Sundance Film Festival 2011
subjectOf discussions on gender and media studies
writer Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Kimberlee Acquaro

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Jennifer Lynn Siebel notableWork Miss Representation
Jennifer Siebel Newsom notableWork Miss Representation
Siebel notableWork Miss Representation
subject surface form: Jennifer Siebel Newsom
The Representation Project notableWork Miss Representation