On 7 March at 6 p.m., in cooperation with the US Embassy in BiH ”Obala” Art Centre will offer the citizens of Sarajevo the opportunity to see a documentary ”Miss Representation”, which will be shown at Meeting Point Cinema.
After the film there will be a discussion session with Emina Ganić, Borka Rudić, Vesna Andree Zaimović and Lejla Turčilo.
Miss Representation is a 2011 American documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. It explores how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in influential positions by circulating limited and often disparaging portrayals of women. The film premiered in the documentary competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
The film interweaves stories from teenage girls with provocative interviews from the likes of Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson, Dr. Jackson Katz, Dr. Jean Kilbourne, and Gloria Steinem to give an inside look at the media and its message.
The film’s motto, “You can’t be what you can’t see,” underscores an implicit message that young women need and want positive role models, and that the media has thus far neglected its unique opportunity to provide them. The film includes a social action campaign to address change in policy, education and call for socially responsible business.
The film will also be shown on 9 March at 8 p.m. and the entrance is free for all.
