(Up Against the Wall Miss America)

Content: "Here she comes…" At the 1968 Miss America pageant, demonstrators introduced a sheep as the appropriate winner. This entertaining short film shows how Women's Liberation activists used guerrilla theater to raise awareness of what Miss America really represents. The film was widely screened by the second wave women's movement and is a vivid document of the movement's activists in action.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Runtime:

8 minutes

Year:

1968

Directors:

Bev Grant

Production companies:

Newsreel

Crews:

Director

Director