Sundance 2011: Miss Representation Official Trailer and Screening Information

Today on our Sundance 2011 coverage, we focus on the documentary, "Miss Representation".

Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, MISS REPRESENTATION uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film explores how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in influential positions in America and challenges the media's limiting and often disparaging portrayals of women, which make it difficult for the average girl to see herself as powerful.

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 United States still ranks 90th in the world for women in national legislatures, depression rates have doubled among teenage girls, and cosmetic surgery on minors has more than tripled in the last ten years.

Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, academics, and activists like Condoleeza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem build momentum as MISS REPRESENTATION accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective.

For more information on this film, you can visit the film's official website at: www.missrepresentation.org

Screenings:

Tuesday, January 25 at 9:00 a.m. – Temple Theatre, Park City – 2nd Public

Wednesday, January 26 at 3:45 p.m. – Broadway Centre Cinemas, Salt Lake City – 3rd Public

Thursday, January 27 at 12:00 p.m. – Holiday Village Cinema IV – 4th Public

Saturday, January 29 at 2:30 p.m. – Prospector Square Theatre – 5th Public

"Miss Representation": Official Trailer