::Miss Representation::

"Today’s female teenagers consume more media than anyone ever. Each week, they devour more than 31 hours of television and 17 hours of music: programming pervaded by the message that their value lies more in their fleeting physical attraction than in lasting intellectual or leadership capacities. Miss Representation measures the magnitude of that phenomenon, including the way objectification gets internalized—in a symbolic devaluing of self-worth—inhibiting girls and women from realizing their full potential. Actress, filmmaker and former first lady of San Francisco, Jennifer Siebel Newsom marshals astonishing facts and statistics, supported by provocative stories from teenage girls as well as candid interviews with actors, politicians, journalists, academics and activists (a roll call that includes Jane Fonda, Geena Davis, Margaret Cho, Condoleeza Rice, Nancy Pelosi and Gloria Steinem). Siebel Newsom critically examines recent and stark episodes of sexism and prejudice in the public sphere, including the media’s unbalanced treatment of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin and Hollywood’s ongoing exploitation of actresses and women directors. The accumulation of startling details will leave viewers shaken but armed with a new perspective. A personal narrative woven throughout, reflecting on the recent birth of her daughter Montana, affirms Siebel Newsom’s genuine desire to ignite national enthusiasm for helping to advance the next generation. This is powerful advocacy on behalf of a more balanced portrayal of women and girls across the full spectrum of media we and they so voraciously consume."

—Kim Bender

 http://fest11.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=63

 

http://www.missrepresentation.org/welcome.html

::She is Beautiful::

:: Papergirl: The Sister's Lament::

::Papergirl: I Love you::

::Getting Ahead::

 

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::Audrey Hepburn::

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”

—	Audrey Hepburn

::Self-Doubt::

“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

—	Sylvia Plath

::WELCOME TO TODAY::

::Colorful Music::

::Painting with Body and Soul::

                              

::AMAZED::

 

(all rights to *unknown artist)

::The Voice Within::

Christina Aguilera - The Voice Within lyrics

Young girl don’t cry
I’ll be right here when your world starts to fall
Young girl it’s alright
Your tears will dry, you’ll soon be free to fly

When you’re safe inside your room you tend to dream
Of a place where nothing’s harder than it seems
No one ever wants or bothers to explain
Of the heartache life can bring and what it means

Chorus:
When there’s no one else, look inside yourself
Like your oldest friend just trust the voice within
Then you’ll find the strength that will guide your way
You’ll learn to begin to trust the voice within

Young girl don’t hide
You’ll never change if you just run away
Young girl just hold tight
Soon you’re gonna see your brighter day

Now in a world where innocence is quickly claimed
It’s so hard to stand your ground when you’re so afraid
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold
When you look outside look inside to your soul

Chorus

Life is a journey
It can take you anywhere you choose to go
As long as you’re learning
You’ll find all you’ll ever need to know
(be strong)
You’ll break it
(hold on)
You’ll make it
Just don’t forsake it because
No one can tell you what you can’t do
No one can stop you, you know that I’m talking to you

Chorus

Young girl don’t cry I’ll be right here when your world starts to fall

::I CAN'T WAIT (PROSE)::

“Two years ago, I was afraid of wanting anything. I figured wanting would lead to trying and trying would lead to failure. But now I find I can’t stop wanting. I want to fly somewhere on first class. I want to travel to Europe on a business trip. I want to get invited to the White House. I want to learn about the world. I want to surprise myself. I want to be important. I want to be the best person I can be. I want to define myself instead of having others define me. I want to win and have people be happy for me. I want to lose and get over it. I want to not be afraid of the unknown. I want to grow up and be generous and big hearted, the way people have been with me. I want an interesting and surprising life. It’s not that I think I’m going to get all these things, I just want the possibility of getting them. College represents possibility. The possibility that things are going to change. I can’t wait.”

—	Tyra Collette, Friday Night Lights

::When She Smiles::

::Never Have I Seen::

"Never have I seen a woman standing so valiantly. Mesmerized by her ever-present moment. She is beautiful, she is keen, and soft to the touch, but ever so sweet to the heart. She fears, only what eyes cannot see. She fears pain and hurt that can be present in her life. If ever that to happen she might just feel lost and out of touch with the world. I try to tell her to stand strong like she knows to be. I tell her don’t you fear that you will find a way out near and not very far from here. But most importantly I tell her not to give up on what she feels, what she knows to be real. That her mind is as powerful as a shooting beam going across the darkest of places to be. A woman like you can be as strong, as beautiful and with the sweetest and most powerful words to ever hear." -

::Absolutely::

::Finish Line::

“You don’t get to the finish line and stop; that’s when you give it even more than you started with!”                                           — Jillian Michaels

::Persistance::

“When I thought I couldn’t go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.”

— Estee Lauder

::Intuition & Feminity::

“God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I’ve ever met. ♥”

—Farrah Fawcett

::Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave ::

Pulp Fashion

February 5, 2011 - June 5, 2011

"Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave is a painter by training, but textile and costume are her muses. Working in collaboration with leading costume historians and young fashion designers, de Borchgrave crafts a world of splendor from the simplest rag paper."

http://legionofhonor.famsf.org/legion/exhibitions/pulp-fashion-art-isabelle-de-borchgrave

::Film Program June 17, 2011 - August 20, 2011::

Japanese Divas

 

 June 17, 2011 - August 20, 2011

"Enthusiastic audiences for Japanese cinema at BAM/PFA have been a constant during the institution’s forty-year history. How often have we heard cheers and applause at the PFA Theater for cast members such as Kinuyo Tanaka, Setsuko Hara, Hideko Takamine, and Machiko Kyo? These actresses and other heroines command the spotlight this summer in Japanese Divas, inspired by the thematic series curated by Bruce Goldstein at New York’s Film Forum this past April."

http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries/japanesedivas

::K.FLAY::

KFLAY

FREE DOWNLOAD: I STOPPED CARING in '96

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::Someone We Love::

“She wanted to teach me that people have two sides. A good side, a bad side, a past, a future. And that we must embrace both in someone we love.”

—	Angelina Jolie (The Tourist)

::To Be or Not to Be::

::Finding Her Way Home::

1955: A young girl tries to work her way home from the airport in Bodø, Norway.

“Last Call with Carson Daly” Kelly Oxford

Kelly Oxford : excellence at its best.. funny and inspirational writer. Watch and follow her on twitter you wont regret it.. trust me!..

::Alicia Keys-POW::

::HANDS::

::Amy Tan on Creativity::

Amy Tan on Creativity

::Isabel Allende Tells Tales of Passion::

::10,000 Women::

10,000 Women is a five-year investment by Goldman Sachs to provide 10,000 underserved women around the world with a business and management education.

10,000 Women operates through a network of more than 70 academic and non-profit partners to develop locally relevant coursework for students and to improve the quality and capacity of business education.
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 10000 Women

::Suheir Hammad::

::If I should Have a Daughter::

::All Women Silk Screen Printers::

COME & SUPPORT LOCAL ART & MUSIC!!!
ONLY AT ARTILLERY AG THIS SATURDAY NIGHT 7-11 SF MISSION,

April 2nd will be the premier of four elegant collections of work of four up–and–coming women artist; Samantha Lee, Carmen McNall, Xiau Fong, & Niki Waters. Like always Artillery knows how to do things just right, We will be having DJ Baysik on the Turn Tables all night long, a live musical performance by The Musical Art Quintet, drinks, and tasty treats by Kiss My Cupcake SF.

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