2011 Newport Beach Film Festival - Special Screening

See Geena Davis' new film “MISS REPRESENTATION” at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival!


Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, -i-Miss Representation-/i- uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. It’s clear the mainstream media objectifies women, but what most people don’t realize is the magnitude of that phenomenon and the way objectification gets internalized—a symbolic annihilation of self-worth—and impedes girls and women from realizing their full potential. While women have made strides in leadership over the past few decades, trivializing and damaging images continue to proliferate. In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that a woman’s value and power lie only in her youth, beauty, and sexuality is pervasive.
Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, academics, and activists like Condoleeza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, and Gloria Steinem build momentum as the film accumulates startling facts and statistics that leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective.

5:00 PM Sat, Apr 30
3:00 PM Thu, May 05

Ticket Info:
http://newportbeach.slated.com/2011/films/missrepresentation_newportbeach2011

Festival Info:
www.NewportBeachFilmFest.com