The Representation Project’s #AllBodies Report was recently featured in a Healthline article about the impact of inadequate fat representation. Our 2022 report examined representations of fat women and girls in entertainment media from 2011 to 2021–the first quantitative study of its kind. Our key findings reflect what fat activists have…
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the American Psychological Association is making sure that women of diverse backgrounds feel heard and validated by their therapists with revamped guidelines for the treatment of girls and women in the era of #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter. The new guidelines help therapists to: Recognize…
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The Great American Lie examines the roots of systemic inequalities through a unique gender lens. With America facing widening economic inequality and stagnant social mobility, this film takes audiences on an empathy journey, inspiring a path forward. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and First Partner of California Jennifer Siebel Newsom has completed…
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The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity. Pressured by the media, their peer group, and even the adults in their lives, our protagonists confront messages encouraging them to disconnect from their emotions,…
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Fair Play tackles the pressing issue of gender inequality at home, which saw 2 million women leave the workforce during the pandemic. Women have historically shouldered domestic and care work in the home, even though children, families, and society benefits from equality at home. Fair Play follows four different families…
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Creating a Chasm is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. This film explores how COVID-19 is increasing the education gap among students in the United States. https://youtu.be/lC2eRaY_-zs A Film by Elsie R., The Representation Project, 2020 The Representation Project is a partner of…
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The Amplitude of Thought is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. Two teens share their struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and reflect on the difference between their experience of living with OCD and how it is represented through popular culture. https://youtu.be/SLV8s5W1v3c A Film by Phoebe…
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Detras de Una Mirada is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2021 Youth Media Academy. In this short documentary film, Édgar Gaytán shares their experience of discrimination as a transgender person living in Mexico and their journey to self-acceptance and self-love. Content Warning: This film discusses sexual violence. https://youtu.be/ZYNh-TPD1Io…
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Conditioned is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2021 Youth Media Academy. This short documentary shows the development of queer children’s media, beginning in the 1930s to present-day movies and TV shows. The filmmaker uses clips of TV shows and films to explore how queer representation can…
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Brainwashed is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2021 Youth Media Academy. Through a combination of the narrator’s experience and media clips, this film examines the representation of Middle Eastern people in Hollywood and media and how it affects a greater audience. https://youtu.be/VfX_bsRfTak A Film by Chloe…
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