Join 500 Women Scientists for a free virtual screening of Picture a Scientist that lasts a whole weekend! Viewers will have access to the documentary film for 48 hours, between 12am EST on September 12th and 12am EST on September 14th, along with special events to complement the film.
Featuring geologist Jane Willenbring, chemist Raychelle Burks, and biologist Nancy Hopkins, as well as key social scientists working to understand and reduce gender bias in the sciences, the independent documentary film Picture a Scientist brings diversity in science into sharp view at a critical time. Scheduled to premiere at the postponed 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, Picture a Scientist paints a nuanced, emotional but unflinching portrait of the struggles women in science have faced, in recent decades up to today. The film challenges audiences of all backgrounds and genders to question their own implicit biases and move toward change.
“As we see today, science requires constantly challenging our own assumptions. And that must be true not only for the discoveries and breakthroughs but also for the people who are encouraged to make them.”
Content Warning: Some scenes from the movie feature firsthand stories of explicit and brutal harassment, implicit gender and racial bias, and entrenched institutional discrimination.
About Picture a Scientist
Picture a Scientist is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination, and years of subtle slights to revolutionize the culture of science. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we also encounter scientific luminaries who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. Find out more about the movie at www.pictureascientist.com.