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Status
Released
Release
2018
Runtime
1h 31m
Available options inUS
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.
24 Cast Members
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
