Miss Representation

Miss Representation
Promotional poster
Directed byJennifer Siebel Newsom
Written byJennifer Siebel Newsom
Jessica Congdon
Claire Dietrich
Jenny Raskin
Produced byJennifer Siebel Newsom
Julie Costanzo
CinematographySvetlana Cvetko
John Behrens
Ben Wolf
Norman Bonney
Nathan Levine-Heaney
Brad Seals
Boryana Alexandrova
Nicole Hirsch-Whitaker
Edited byJessica Congdon
Music byEric Holland
Production
company
Girls' Club Entertainment
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$750,000 (est.)

Miss Representation is a 2011 American documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom.[1][2] The film explores how mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in influential positions by circulating limited and often disparaging portrayals of women. The film premiered in the documentary category at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[3]

The film includes interviews with prominent women in media, such as Jane Fonda, Rachel Maddow, and Katie Couric, who discuss why their personal experiences have made them passionate about better portrayals of women in media. Siebel Newsom also uses this film to further her social action campaigns through The Representation Project, which was founded due to her frustration with the relationship between the under-representation of women in media and the under-representation of women in American politics.

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