BRAINWASHED in VARIETY: Filmmakers Reworking the ‘Male Gaze’

On January 23rd, 2020, Variety published a comprehensive article on filmmakers working to reframe the ‘Male Gaze’. Brainwashed features prominently:

‘Nina Menkes has been making waves with her talk, “Sex and Power: The Visual Language of Oppression,” at festivals. Now, with her upcoming documentary Brainwashed, set to be released in the fall, Menkes is aiming to take the discussion about how shot design affects our perception of women to a wider audience. As she notes, there’s a direct connection between how women are shown on the screen, their lack of proportional presence in key industry roles and the abuse and harassment that fuelled the #MeToo movement.’

Read the full article HERE.