Miss Representation: Rise Up
A hostile environment confronts girls online with every scroll, click, and swipe. In this digital landscape, relentless harassment, manipulated content, and deepfakes target their mental health, privacy, and self-esteem, while algorithms actively steer young men toward an aggressive online "manosphere" that normalizes anti-female hostility. Serving as a follow-up to Jennifer Siebel Newsom's 2011 documentary Miss Representation, this film brings together emerging female voices with insights from leaders including Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Amy Klobuchar, and Gretchen Carlson. Together, they expose how technology, politics, and corporate decision-making fuel a digital culture where misogyny continues to thrive. Ultimately, the film amplifies the voices of women demanding accountability from governments and tech companies while safeguarding the future of the next generation of female leaders. —Michelle Svenson
Director/s
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is an award-winning filmmaker, influential thought leader on gender equality, and the First Partner of California. After graduating with honors from Stanford University and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, she wrote, directed, and produced the 2011 award-winning documentary Miss Representation. As a result of its impact, she launched The Representation Project, a nonprofit organization that uses film and media as catalysts for cultural transformation. She went on to make The Mask You Live In (2015), The Great American Lie (2020), and Fair Play (2022).
Expected Guests
JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM: Director