This is easily one of, if not the most, important documentary about filmmaking. This film truly deprogrammed my brain. It opened my eyes to how films enter our psyche and perpetuate ideas about the world. Watching this should be a prerequisite for all people entering the industry.

I think this documentary (which is more like a recording of TED-like talk with interviews interspersed) is one of the most important documentaries of our time for women and their push for equality. Why? Because the way women are represented in the media and film has to change. And Menkes makes a convincing argument of how that current, sexist lens creates real-world chaos for women. You can read more at my blog here: https://stephaniewest.org/2023/03/06/one-of-the-most-important-documentaries-of-our-time-if-the-camera-is-predatory-then-the-culture-is-predatory-as-well/

Thought provoking film at the intersection of time, place and space. Nina Menkes "nails it" prodding us to nudge the male gaze with a finger on our pulse!

This is a must-see for everyone and especially anyone who works in visual arts or the entertainment industry. Nina Menkes brilliantly explains how the objectification of women in films is connected to employment discrimination and sexual abuse and violence towards women. Breaking down exactly how directors compose shots and using many examples from A-list films and directors she relates the importance of understanding the subject-object relationship onscreen. This objectification has been normalized in men and women, and results in the dehumanization of women. This doc is so well-done, and addresses the way directors can learn to shoot for the feelings of a character, not how they look. It's well researched and uses so many examples, it's an opportunity to see how the old and tired language of the male gaze supports the patriarchy and is a true disservice to everyone. Must-see film!

A very useful movie.

Nina Menke´s movie has opened my eyes to the subtle and terrible process of taming women to an inpossible ideal through the way we are portraited in cinema.

The patriarchy's view of the woman revealed in the great masterpieces of cinema and systematized in order to better understand it and thus finally be able to free us from its toxicity.

Brainwashed: Sex - Camera - Power is illuminating the future of filmmaking. At the screening, I heard viewers exhale with relief and gratitude for the in-depth research that contextualizes what we've been sensing while watching films all our lives. Watch this groundbreaking, paradigm-shifting work.

It wasn't an easy watch but 100% necessary to become more aware and educated about the issues involved within the past and current American cinema's POV. I've been sharing this film with all my friends and family and have also asked the production company to use the same lens in the modeling industry.

It's an important/super educational/Clinical breakdown of the history of film from a perspective that's not been taken, and if it has, i'd like to see it. -This is a must see for young filmmakers who are about to go out and start producing work and sharing their stories. This could help to make filmmakers think twice or challenge the obvious choices.

BLOWN AWAY. superb. so compelling. magnetic. engaging almost mesmerizing but the opposite. it wakes u up. smart as a whip and doesn't lag for a second. really rich. and important

Wonderful film. It's a must see. I love films like this that pull the wool from our eyes and reveal the subconscious programming that film/tv shove into our heads from a young age and beyond. This film is a step toward peeling back and exposing the hidden beliefs you've been conditioned to think are your own. Must see. - Adam Schomer, creator of The Road to Dharma

I highly recommended to watch, screen it and talk about it whenever, wherever you can. It's time to create a more sensitive and respectful shift in our minds and on professional grounds on new relations and equality matters with movies and media.

This film is a must see and you'll never watch another film the same way. It is honest, raw and critical, and creates a much needed awareness in the industry.

I am grateful for the power of storytelling. And the ability as sentient beings, to evolve our storytelling techniques in service of the greater good. It can be tough to recognize the unconscious biases and prejudices we are raised with and default to in our daily behaviors, even against ourselves. This film might be the light in the dark for all of us.

Great movie, and eye opening!