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Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

2022-10-21 · 107 min · ★ 5.9

Documentary · Drama · Crime

Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 80 movie clips from 1896 - 2020.

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Directors
Nina Menkes
Production companies
Menkesfilm
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 28,826

Top Cast

Nina MenkesNina MenkesSelf
Rosanna ArquetteRosanna ArquetteSelf
Penelope SpheerisPenelope SpheerisSelf
Catherine HardwickeCatherine HardwickeSelf
Julie DashJulie DashSelf
Sheila FrazierSheila FrazierSelf
Joey SolowayJoey SolowaySelf
Eliza HittmanEliza HittmanSelf
Laura MulveyLaura MulveySelf
Hugh JackmanHugh Jackman(archive footage)

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