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SUNY Sullivan to Host Screening & Discussion Panel of Documentary Film: Miss Representation

Film Addresses Gender Issue Of Mainstream Medias Negative Portrayal Of Women

 

September 27, 2011 (Loch Sheldrake, NY) – SUNY Sullivan is proud to offer the community an opportunity to attend a FREE screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Miss Representation. The screening will be held on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 6:30pm, on campus in the Seelig Theatre. A panel discussion will follow. The event is open to the public.

The documentary examines the negative portrayal of women in mainstream media, uncovering the tactics and techniques that create and perpetuate them. Since the film's premier at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011, it has riveted audiences nationwide with its honest, often disturbing, look at the type of gender biases that bombard us daily. Oprah Winfrey acquired the broadcast rights to the film, which interweaves stories from teenage girls with provocative interviews from the likes of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson, Dr. Jackson Katz, Dr. Jean Kilbourne, and Gloria Steinem to give us an inside look at the media and its message.

From the Miss Representation website: "As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman's primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality—and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential."

SUNY Sullivan is proud to partner with Cadette Troop 731, a Girl Scout troop based in Liberty, in bringing the film to Sullivan County.  Girl Scouts (12 and older) are encouraged to come see the film, and the local troop will provide patches to the first 50 girl scouts in attendance.

SUNY Sullivan invites the local community to join its campus community for this very special screening and discussion. You can learn more about the documentary, its subject, and related social action campaign by visiting the film's website: www.missrepresentation.org.  For additional information about the November 18 screening, please contact Hillary Egeland at (845) 434-5750, extension 4377.