Sets out to take a hard look at the main messages that come to us daily from the media, focusing on images of men and women. Does the mass media give us an accurate picture of the sexes or do they serve up a stereotype diet of sexy, passive females and tough, dynamic males? This atempts to answer these questions using satire, songs, cartoons and clips from film. Cast includes Julie Covington, Jane Meadows, Charlie Stafford. Narrated by Gavin Richards, Stephanie Turner.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506309
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Influence
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Stereotype (Psychology) in mass media
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mass media - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Mass media - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stereotype (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)