Sometimes I Wonder Who I Am.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Brandon, Liane, film director.

New Day Films, Distributor.

Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender identity.

Women's studies.

History, Modern.

Homemakers--Women--1970s--United States.

Homemakers.

Sociology.

Documentary films.

Social sciences.

women's studies.

history (discipline).

sociology.

social sciences.

Genre:

documentary film.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (5 minutes)) : sound

Place of Publication:

[Newburgh, N.Y.] : New Day Films, 1970.

Language Note:

Dialog in English with English closed captioning for the hearing impaired.

System Details:

digital

Summary:

One of the first independent films of the early Women's Movement. For women brought up in the soap commercial optimism of the time, it articulated the fear which caught them unawares as they found themselves isolated in their homes, cleaning up after their children, and dreaming of the careers they might have had. This brief portrait of a young mother grew out of the experiences of a group of women who found - as they haltingly expressed to one another their feelings of emptiness, anger, and fear - that they were not alone. This film helped to give voice to a generation of American women whose expectations, opportunities and career choices were extremely limited. It is a poignant artistic reminder of what it was like to be a woman in 1969. Many of these feelings are still real for women today.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on May 13, 2024).

Originally produced by New Day Films in 1970.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

OCLC:

1427689532

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.