Anything You Want to Be
New Day Films
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7m 49s
Directed by Liane Brandon • Documentary • 1971 • 8 minutes
Anything You Want To Be was one of the earliest and most popular films of the Women's Movement. Made in 1971, this groundbreaking film about a teenager's humorous collision with gender role stereotypes was one of the first to explore the external pressures and the more subtle, internal pressures a girl faces in finding her identity.
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