“Parmar etches a sympathetic profile that acknowledges the complexity and divisiveness of her subject. [She] infuses an eloquent dimension into [Dworkin’s] story…[by using] five actors portraying the author-activist at key moments in her brief, purposeful life.”
— Sheri Linden,
ABOUT THE FILM
LOGLINE
MY NAME IS ANDREA is the story of controversial feminist writer and public intellectual Andrea Dworkin, who offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with iconoclastic flair. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin called out the pervasiveness of sexism and rape culture, and the ways it impacts every woman’s daily life.
LONG SYNOPSIS
MY NAME IS ANDREA is a hybrid feature documentary about one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. Andrea Dworkin offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with a singular urgency and iconoclastic flair. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin called out the pervasiveness of sexism and rape culture, and the ways it impacts every woman’s daily life. Shaped by the values of justice and equality learned in the civil rights movement, the film focuses on key moments from the life of this fearless fighter who demanded that women be seen as fully human. The film features performances by Ashley Judd, Soko, Amandla Stenberg, Andrea Riseborough, and Christine Lahti, woven in with rare, electrifying archival footage of Dworkin.
MY NAME IS ANDREA is the recipient of the 2022 JFI/JSP Momentum Award, an annual accelerator grant jointly presented by the Jewish Film Institute and Jewish Story Partners.
Director Pratibha Parmar
Writers Pratibha Parmar, based on the writings of Andrea Dworkin
Producer Shaheen Haq
Executive Producers Regina K. Scully, V (formerly Eve Ensler), Gloria Steinem, Kimberly Agnew, Jenny Warburg, Ruth Ann Harnisch, Abigail E. Disney, S. Mona Sinha, Amy Scholder, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Simon Kilmurry, James Costa, Matthew Perniciaro, Shelly Leslie
Associate Producers Ken Batchelor, Nicole Mellilo, Cecilie Surasky
Editors Anne Fabini, Pratibha Parmar
Cinematographer Kartik Vijay ISC
Production Designer Shaheen Haq
Costume Designer Ami Goodheart
Sound Design Udit Duseja
Music Nitin Sawhney
Cast (in order of appearance) Ashley Judd, Soko, Amandla Stenberg, Andrea Riseborough, Allen Leech, Christine Lahti
FESTIVALS
2022: Tribeca (World Premiere), Sheffield Doc/Fest (International Premiere)
AWARDS
2022 JFI/JSP Momentum Award (Jewish Film Institute), Best Documentary Feature (Raindance)
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download
PRESS KIT
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