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Filmmaker: Charlotte Zwerin
VHS - $ 50.00
Price includes Public Performance License.
Made for the Girls Club of America, this short film points up sex role stereotyping in a clever way. A group of boys are interviewed on a basketball court about their life goals. They respond by repeating answers that girls originally gave to the same questions.

Running time: 11 min., Year released: 1987
Close captioned?: N, Color?: Y
Avail. formats: 16mm,VHS
ISBN: 1-55974-052-3
Language: English, Subtitled?: N
For classroom?: Y, Study Guide?: N
Grade level: 9th and up

Reviews:

"A clever role reversal which effectively shows the pervasiveness of sexism."
- SIECUS Report

"This film utilizes an unusual approach to explore the topic of sex roles. Using a pseudo-TV news report format, a female reporter interviews four high school males regarding their plans for the future. The 'catch' is that the answers reflect a hypothetical situation where females hold the dominant position in society and males are relegated to domestic positions."
- Choice Magazine

"The fun helps smooth the message, clever approach."
- EFLA Evaluations

"Intended to stimulate discussions about career choices and examine stereotypes and prejudices. The film uses humor to make its point."
- Landers Film Reviews

Other Credits:

A Middlemarch Films Production
Produced for Girls Club of America
Executive Producers: Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer
Produced & Directed by Charlotte Zwerin
ALA Selected Film for Young Adults, 1981
This title can also be found in: ALA Award Winners, Cultural Studies, Gender Issues, Short Films, Teens, Young Adult
 

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