{"id":5138,"date":"2022-05-19T23:39:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T23:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=5138"},"modified":"2022-05-31T23:42:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T23:42:25","slug":"hollywood-reporter-brainwashed-kino-051922","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/hollywood-reporter-brainwashed-kino-051922\/","title":{"rendered":"Kino Lorber Lands North American Rights to Sundance Doc \u2018Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kino Lorber Lands North American Rights to Sundance Doc \u2018Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power\u2019 (Exclusive): <\/h1>\n

Kino Lorber has landed the North American rights to the Sundance documentary Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, which scrutinizes the \u201cmale gaze\u201d and visual objectification of women in film.<\/p>\n

Brainwashed, which debuted in the Park City fest\u2019s Premieres section and later screened at the Berlin Film Festival, argues that many of cinema history\u2019s most iconic and acclaimed films feature gendered shot design, and that this legacy continues even in a post-#MeToo world. Drawing on interviews with filmmakers Julie Dash, Joey Soloway and Amy Ziering, film theorist Laura Mulvey and actors Rosanna Arquette and Charlyne Yi, and excerpting nearly 200 film clips, the film analyzes various sequences in beloved titles (like Raging Bull, Oldboy, The Breakfast Club and others) and asserts a lack of parity between the portrayals of male and female characters via camera movements, the use of sound, lighting and framing.<\/p>\n

Directed by Nina Menkes, one of the first women ever to present a feature film at Sundance, Brainwashed is co-produced by Maria Giese \u2014 the filmmaker who launched the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into discrimination against female directors \u2014 and executive produced by Abigail Disney, among others.<\/p>\n

Kino Lorber is set to release the film theatrically this fall, and has partnered with the library and university streaming platform Kanopy for exclusive educational streaming on the platform after. More specifics on the deal were not disclosed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNina Menkes\u2019 Brainwashed pulls the curtain back on the many ways male-dominated image making has been internalized by men and women alike, and the overwhelming ripple effect it has had on our culture,\u201d Kino Lorber svp Wendy Lidell said in a statement. \u201cWe are thrilled to have the privilege of bringing Nina\u2019s film to audiences in the US and Canada, and expect the film to spark impassioned debates among everyone who sees it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kanopy general manager Jason Tyrrell added in a statement, \u201cMaking Brainwashed widely available, including for academic use, ensures a new generation of filmmakers, researchers and cinema enthusiasts will have access to a powerful tool to help re-contextualize the entire history of the art form.\u201d He said, \u201cUniversities and library communities that view Nina Menkes\u2019s film will be foundational in creating and supporting an industry that can begin to acknowledge and think critically about how the male gaze has impacted both the creation of art and its imprint on public life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lidell negotiated the deal for Kino Lorber, while UTA Independent Fim Group backed the filmmakers. Cinephil will be representing the film for international sales at the Cannes Film Market for certain territories (deals have already been made for the U.K. and Ireland, the Nordics and Baltics, Poland, Spain, Italy and Israel).<\/p>\n

View this article at The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kino Lorber Lands North American Rights to Sundance Doc \u2018Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power\u2019 (Exclusive): Kino Lorber has landed the North American rights to the Sundance documentary Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, which scrutinizes the \u201cmale gaze\u201d and visual objectification of women in film. Brainwashed, which debuted in the Park City fest\u2019s Premieres section and later screened at the Berlin Film
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