Anything You Want to Be (1971), 1970-2014
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The film series begins with analog film components and digital verson of film. Folders in the Papers subseries are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Additional materials related to Anything You Want To Be include publicity and press mentions, found chiefly in the Liane Brandon/Films/General series, and in the New Day Films Cooperative publicity and print materials files. Some of the latest dates in the collection refer to retrospective women's film festivals where Anything You Want To Be and other films were shown.
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- Anything You Want To Be was one of the earliest and most popular films of the Women's Movement. Released 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. In a series of comical vignettes, a bright high school girl finds that, despite her parents' assurance that she can be "anything she wants to be," she is repeatedly foiled by social expectations and media stereotypes. Anything You Want To Be is a founding film of New Day Films. Produced and directed by Liane Brandon.
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Access restricted. Some materials closed by donor request until 2027.
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