This compelling new documentary focuses on the sexual dilemmas and difficult life choices young girls face as they come of age in contemporary American culture. Challenging long-held myths about girlhood, the film draws on the insights of girls themselves to explore and shed light on their actual lived experience as they navigate our increasingly hyper-sexualized society. The voices of a diverse range of girls are supplemented with accessible analysis from leading experts on girls and sexuality, including Lynn Phillips, author of Flirting with Danger; Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Director of the Body Project; and Deborah Tolman, author of Dilemmas of Desire
Credits
Producer, director, Susan MacMillan
Performer
Participants: Lynn Phillips, Michelle Fine, Rebecca Richardson, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Cydney Pullman, Deborah L. Tolman, Daughn Lee
Event
Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2004