Women In Film

An Analysis on Archetypes seen in Western Film

The Women in Film project aims to question and analyze the effect of the one dimensional portrayal of women in film and the impact it has on how we perceive women in real life. If movies and television act as a representation of reality then the repetition of these characters allude to the common perception that women can only be what is seen on screen. Intentionally and not our absorption of the silver screen bleeds into how we understand each other. In this series I have asked women in my life, who I have had the pleasure to learn in depth their complex and contradictory personalities, to describe themselves as both a preserved archetype closely relating to modern film as well as the stark contrast of who they are in reality. Like the actresses themselves each one puts on a show for you, acting out the role cast upon them by 21st century society. Yet beneath the unintentional act there lies the real women. The women that aren't describable with character or relatability because each of us is individual. So please enjoy the women in film, but more importantly who they might actually be played by.

Played By Tiffany Zhao

Seen Planning her Adventures

Played By Francesca

Seen Playing Minecraft

Played By Zoe Ferland

Seen Making Rings

Played By Shirene Anand

Seen Reading Amrita Sher-Gil

Played By Em Ney

Seen Hosting Girls Nights with her Roommates

Played By Hannah Kim

Seen Studying for the LSAT

Played By Renneé France

Seen Enjoying her Comfort Place

Played By Myself

Seen Playing Dress Up, trying to decide who I should be