Geek girls, a film by Gina Hara ; a Massicotte production ; Mike & Gina presents ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Talent Fund/Fonds des Talents, Conseil des Arts du Canada/Canada Council for the Arts, Sodec Québec ; written and directed by Gina Hara ; produced by Michael Massicotte
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Label
Geek girls, a film by Gina Hara ; a Massicotte production ; Mike & Gina presents ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Talent Fund/Fonds des Talents, Conseil des Arts du Canada/Canada Council for the Arts, Sodec Québec ; written and directed by Gina Hara ; produced by Michael Massicotte
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Geek girls
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
a film by Gina Hara ; a Massicotte production ; Mike & Gina presents ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Talent Fund/Fonds des Talents, Conseil des Arts du Canada/Canada Council for the Arts, Sodec Québec ; written and directed by Gina Hara ; produced by Michael Massicotte
Runtime
84
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 geek 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 cyberbulling, harassment, and sexism that permeate the culture and the industry at large. A rich conversation-starter for any class on Pop Culture and Feminism"--Container
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live action
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Geek girls, the hidden half of nerd culture
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- Broadnax, Jamie
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Sawako
- Massicotte, Michael
- Ouellet, Mirenda
- Talent Fund (Firm)
- Québec (Province), Société de développement des entreprises culturelles
- Hara, Gina
- Moore, Mia
- Graham, Mattias
- Harvey, Stephanie, 1986-
- Fallen, Elisabeth
- Women Make Movies (Firm)
- McDonald, Mariko
- Telefilm Canada
Subject
- Documentary films
- Women in technology
- Conduct of life + Sex differences
- Cosplay + Sex differences
- Fans (Persons)
- Fans (Persons) + Sex differences
- Nonfiction films
- Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)
- Interest (Psychology) + Sex differences
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Video gamers + Sex differences
- Women video gamers
- Subculture
- Subculture + Sex differences
- Geeks (Computer enthusiasts) + Sex differences
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- Broadnax, Jamie
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Sawako
- Massicotte, Michael
- Ouellet, Mirenda
- Talent Fund (Firm)
- Québec (Province), Société de développement des entreprises culturelles
- Hara, Gina
- Moore, Mia
- Graham, Mattias
- Harvey, Stephanie, 1986-
- Fallen, Elisabeth
- Women Make Movies (Firm)
- McDonald, Mariko
- Telefilm Canada
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- Subject16
- Documentary films
- Women in technology
- Conduct of life + Sex differences
- Cosplay + Sex differences
- Fans (Persons)
- Fans (Persons) + Sex differences
- Nonfiction films
- Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)
- Interest (Psychology) + Sex differences
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Video gamers + Sex differences
- Women video gamers
- Subculture
- Subculture + Sex differences
- Geeks (Computer enthusiasts) + Sex differences
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