Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie

1h 31m
Documentary
6.8

Barbie, the most popular doll ever created, is a fashion icon and a target for feminists. This telling documentary features new footage, access to Barbie's biggest reinvention, and examines over 60 years of women through the lens of an 11.5-inch plastic doll.

Cast

Gloria Steinem
Self
Richard Dickson
Self
Ruth Handler
Self
Kristina Duncan
Self
Michelle Chidoni
Self - Senior Account Executive, Mattel Inc.
Kim Culmone
Self
M.G. Lord
Self
Elliot Handler
Self
Amy Richards
Self - Feminist Author and Activist
Amanda Foreman
Self - Historian
John W. Ryan
Self
Peggy Orenstein
Self
Roxane Gay
Self
Andi Zeisler
Self - Co-Founder of Bitch Media
Evelyn Mazzocco
Self
Robert Best
Self
Anne Monier
Self - Curator, Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Sally Ride
Self (archive footage)
Sandra Day O'Connor
Self (archive footage)
Jill E. Barad
Self
Susan Faludi
Self
Anita Hill
Self (archive footage)
Clarence Thomas
Self (archive footage)
David Krajci
Self - Crisis Consultant

Crew

Andrea Nevins
Director, Writer

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