| Other author/creator | Hara, Gina, film director, film producer, narrator, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Massicotte, Michael, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Women Make Movies (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Telefilm Canada. |
| Other author/creator | Talent Fund (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Canada Council for the Arts. |
| Other author/creator | Québec (Province). Société de développement des entreprises culturelles. |
| Cover title |
Geek girls : the hidden half of nerd culture. |
| Abstract |
"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 cyberbulling, harassment, and sexism that permeate the culture and the industry at large. A rich conversation-starter for any class on Pop Culture and Feminism"--Container. |
| General note | Originally produced as a documentary in 2017. |
| General note | Public performance rights included. |
| Credits | Directors of photography, Mattias Graham, Gina Hara ; editor, Mirenda Ouellet ; music, Sawako |
| Performer |
Narrator, Gina Hara. |
| Technical details | DVD-R. |
| Language | Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
