Saturday, January 31, 2015

Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #79: In 'The Mask You Live In,' Jennifer Siebel Newsom Confronts Our Narrow Definition of Masculinity

After making a splash with "Miss Representation" in 2011, Jennifer Siebel Newsom is back with a new documentary at Sundance. Keeping in the spirit of delving into American notions of gender, Siebel Newsom's "The Mask You Live In" shifts the focus to men and masculinity. This probing and insightful accounting of the role of American social life, media and pop culture in gender formation exposes the damaging effects that come with limited interpretations of who and what a "man" can be. But Sundance is only a starting point: Siebel Newsom hopes to spread the word beyond Park City. What's your film about in 140 characters or less? "The Mask You Live In"...



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