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BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER

by Nina Menkes

SYNOPSIS

Based on Nina Menkes’ acclaimed talk “Sex & Power: The Visual Language of Cinema,” Brainwashed is a mesmerizing journey into how shot design intersects with twin epidemics of sexual abuse/ assault and employment discrimination against women. Containing over 175 film clips, this will unalterably change the way we view and make movies.

DETAILS

107 mins

2022

USA

English

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CREDITS

Producer & Director: Nina Menkes

Editor: Cecily Rhett

Director of Photography: Shana Hagan, ASC

Composer: Sharon Farber

Executive Producers: Tim Disney, Susan Disney Lord, Abigail Disney

Co-producers: Maria Giese, Guo Guo, Summer Xinlei Yang, Sandra de Castro Buffington

Creative Producers: Inka Rusi, Cecily Rhett

Presented by Menkesfilm with additional support from EOS World Fund and CalArts Center for New Performance