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Geek girls / Diffusion Multi-Monde ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Talent Fund/Fonds des Talents, Conseil des Arts du Canada/Canada Council for the Arts, Sodec Québec ; Mike and Gina presents ; a film by Gina Hara ; written and directed by Gina Hara ; produced by Michael Massicotte ; a Massicote production.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geeks (Computer enthusiasts).
- Fans (Persons).
- Computers and women.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (83 min.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [2017]
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- 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 cyberbullying, harassment, and sexism that permeate the culture and the industry at large.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Gina Hara.
- Credits:
- Cinematography by Mattias Graham, Gina Hara ; edited by Mirenda Ouellet ; music by Sawako.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 22, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1347122570
- Publisher Number:
- wm-geekgi Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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