Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture (2018) Poster

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9/10
Thought Provoking & Brilliant
jennabwilen26 August 2020
The story is about Junie Spoons who began her start in the Hollywood spotlight as a young child, pushed into the public stage at by her former momager. As a rise and ultimate fall of a teenage starlet, Brending's film begs the question -- is Junie Spoons really the one to blame? Or, was she simply, like many other rise-and-fall starlets, a victim to the media and this new era obsessed with identity and entitlement?

Brending's puppet-animation looks at satire of misogyny told through our society's perspective of women as objects -- but doesn't hold back -- proving double standards for both women and men.

'Dollhouse' is great for many reasons -- it's funny and visually unique. The parts that make us uncomfortable showcase the true message -- we are all complicit in the subjugation and exploitation of women. Now that's a conversation starter.

MUST-SEE!!!!
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10/10
Brilliant Satire of Misogyny - See it if you can!
anya-meksin11 March 2019
This film swept the top awards at Slamdance 2019, and for very good reason: it is an absolutely brilliant, hilarious, and timely portrayal of how our society treats young women as objects, exploits them while they last, and silences their voices if they try to speak up. The writer/director Nicole Brending also created all the dolls, props, and sets for the animation, wrote and performed much of the music, and did many of the voices herself. This satirical tour-de-force dares to say out loud what most people are too afraid to admit in polite company. It's brave, artful, and offensive in just the right way.
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