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1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2017. |
| Summary |
Nerdy women - the "hidden half" of fan culture - open up about their lives in the world of conventions, video games, and other rife-with-misogyny pop culture touchstones. While geek communities have recently risen to prominence, very little attention is paid to nerdy women. Filmmaker Gina Hara, struggling with her own geek identity, explores the issue with a cast of women who live geek life up to the hilt: A feminist geek blogger, a convention-trotting cosplayer, a professional gamer, a video-game designer, and a NASA engineer. Through their personal experiences in the rich cultural explosion of nerdom, GEEK GIRLS shows both the exhilaration of newfound community and the ennui of being ostracized. These women, striving in their respective professions and passions, face the cyberbullying, harassment, and sexism that permeate the culture and the industry at large. Nominated for Best Documentary at the **Fantasia Film Festival.** Official Selection at the **Cleveland International Film Festival.** |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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In English |
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Feminism.
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Popular culture.
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Gender identity.
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Mass media and culture.
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Mass media.
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Women's studies.
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Documentary films.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Hara, Gina, film director.
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Women Make Movies (Firm) Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm) Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6564934 Kanopy |
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