Geek girls / Diffusion Multi-Monde ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Talent Fund/Fonds des Talents, Conseil des Arts du Canada/Canada Council for the Arts, Sodec Québec ; Mike & Gina presents ; a film by Gina Hara ; written and directed by Gina Hara ; produced by Michael Massicotte ; a Massicote production.

[New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [2017]

©2017

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Nerdy women - the "hidden half" of fan culture - open up about their lives in the world of conventions, video games, and other rife-with-misogyny pop culture touchstones. While geek communities have recently risen to prominence, very little attention is paid to geek women. Filmmaker Gina Hara, struggling with her own geek identity, explores the issue with a cast of women who live geek life up to the hilt: A feminist geek blogger, a convention-trotting cosplayer, a professional gamer, a video-game designer, and a NASA engineer. Through their personal experiences in the rich cultural explosion of nerdom, GEEK GIRLS shows both the exhilaration of newfound community and the ennui of being ostracized. These women, striving in their respective professions and passions, face the cyberbullying, harassment, and sexism that permeate the culture and the industry at large.

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English

May 10, 2023

Cinematography by Mattias Graham, Gina Hara ; edited by Mirenda Ouellet ; music by Sawako.

Narrator, Gina Hara.

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