Who Does She Think She Is?

2008

1h 23m

Documentary

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65%

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17 Reviews

86%

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50+ Ratings

Society has long pressured women into an either/or situation: Either you raise a family, or you pursue a career. This documentary features five women who do not accept such a division but instead strive to balance their artistic pursuits with raising children. Rather than being detrimental, the challenges of each pursuit reinforce and enrich those of the other. This is examined within the larger context of women's representation in the male-dominated art world.

Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Rated: 2/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

With its playfully pointed use of archival clips and with its subjects' striking talents on display, the well-crafted film celebrates courage.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 3, 2009

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Rather than creating a work of lament or complaint, the filmmakers embark on a series of feel-good profiles of working women artists -- in such places as Providence, Cambridge, and Taos, N.M. -- who also happen to be mothers.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 9, 2009

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Julie Washington

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Who Does She Think She Is? is a must-see for anyone of any gender who is trying to mute the naysaying voices and listen to their inner artist.

Aug 17, 2017

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

The film's clear-eyed view of the art world is tough to argue with, but routes to change in the status quo are beyond the its scope.

Rated: 46/100

Jul 18, 2012

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

An unabashed polemic promoting more female artist exhibitions, and art sales, this film is as entertaining as it is one-sided. Inspiring enough that men, too, might be moved to artistry.

Rated: 7/10

Apr 13, 2009

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Audience Member

Great film not yet in DVD but only available by special viewing. I saw it in an art gallery in Vancouver, WA. Touches on creativity, feminism, and how our culture tends to be more patriarchal. Will mothering and creativity reign again in the future? To be continued...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

a well-done about the difficult intersections of artistic expression and family life. more people should see this film, and talk about these issues in general.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Surprising stark reality of challenges of women in art (well, the LACK THERE-OF)... Karen: pay-no-attention, you can be an artist!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Synopsis

Society has long pressured women into an either/or situation: Either you raise a family, or you pursue a career. This documentary features five women who do not accept such a division but instead strive to balance their artistic pursuits with raising children. Rather than being detrimental, the challenges of each pursuit reinforce and enrich those of the other. This is examined within the larger context of women's representation in the male-dominated art world.

Director: Pamela Tanner Boll
Producer: Will Dunning, Michelle Seligson
Screenwriter: Pamela Tanner Boll, Nancy Kennedy, Will Dunning
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 23m

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