Ladies, Villainesses and Lolitas

Witches, mothers, virgins, or helpless damsels. Is that all women can be?

For decades, film and television have been shaped by a male gaze that has erased women and diversity from the narrative. Women with non-normative bodies, women of color, lesbians, trans women, or those confined to rigid archetypes have often been sidelined, reinforcing a narrow and unrealistic portrayal of who we are.

Who has been in charge of telling the stories on screen? What kinds of violence have we normalized in cinema? What role do women play behind the camera? How is fiction evolving today?

Sandra Miret, feminist film analyst and educator, invites us to question the narratives we grew up with and examine how they have shaped our perception of the world. With a fresh approach and a sharp perspective, she poses a fundamental question:

Does the screen reflect us, or do we reflect what we see on it?