PORT ANGELES — “Miss Representation,” a documentary film known for sparking passionate conversations — from the Sundance Film Festival in Utah to Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend — comes to Port Angeles on Friday night.
The 90-minute film, a sometimes lurid look at the media’s portrayals of women in politics, entertainment and commerce, will screen at 7 p.m. in Maier Hall on the campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Moviegoers are invited to stay for a discussion with a panel of speakers: Criminology student and mother Viola Ware, Sequim Gazette reporter Amanda Winters and Sequim High School counselor Mitzi Sanders are expected.
Amy McIntyre, program assistant for Peninsula College’s Longhouse of Learning, will moderate.
“In Port Townsend, people were jumping out of their chairs, ready to talk about it,” college film series coordinator Bruce Hattendorf said of “Miss Representation” screenings earlier this year.
The film brings together footage, statistics and fervent commentary from a variety of women and men, including Gloria Steinem, Rachel Maddow, Cory Booker, Condoleezza Rice, Jane Fonda and Nancy Pelosi.
After the movie, “we’ll have each panelist give her perspective,” Hattendorf said, “and then we really want to open it up to audience discussion.”
Admission to the film is $5 for the general public or free for Peninsula College students.
Much more information about the film — and a call to action from director Jennifer Siebel Newsom — can be found at www.MissRepresentation.org.
For details on forthcoming films and other public events at Peninsula College, visit www.PenCol.edu or search for the college’s Facebook page.
________
Features Editor Diane Urbani de la Paz can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5062, or at diane.urbani@peninsuladailynews.com.
