“We need renewed economic and social mobility in this country. I hope my film will spark a national conversation around how the elevation of stereotypically ‘masculine’ values has led to extreme social and economic immobility and how, if we elevate more ‘feminine’ values such as empathy, care, and community, we can fix some of these systemic inequities.” - Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Director of The Great American Lie
FILM SCREENING AND Q&A ARE BY INVITATION ONLY.
“Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom has once again created a documentary that is destined to become an instant classic that will be talked about and referenced for decades to come. The Great American Lie is a must-see for everyone eager to make sense of the ever-widening income gap that is currently threatening the fabric of our democracy. This film, like Jennifer’s earlier films, Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In— is ahead of its time in excavating issues that will soon dominate the zeitgeist. Via powerful storytelling and searing interviews, The Great American Lie is a cinematic tour de force that gets to the core of questions which haunt all Americans.”
—Amy Ziering, Film Producer, The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground, On The Record
“The stories in The Great American Lie were so powerful and moving…this is such an important message you are sharing and so thoughtfully and intelligently executed… I hope that the film reaches a very wide audience.”
—Kristen Connolly Vadas, TV/Film Producer/Writer
“Extraordinary. Extraordinary. Extraordinary. I admire your artistry and the gift you have given us with The Great American Lie. I cannot wait for everyone to see this. You will change so many lives. I want to show this film to everyone I know.”
—Jayme Lemons, Producer
“AMAZING WORK!! The Great American Lie is a great film, and it is the PERFECT time for it. This film can change hearts and minds and really enlighten people.”
—Scott Budnick, Film Producer, Just Mercy
The Great American Lie aims to expose social and economic immobility, viewed through the lens of our gendered values.
“We need renewed economic and social mobility in this country,” said filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom. “I hope my film will spark a national conversation around how the elevation of stereotypically ‘masculine’ values has led to extreme social and economic immobility and how, if we elevate more ‘feminine’ values such as empathy, care, and community, we can fix some of these systemic inequities.”
We are currently living in one of the greatest periods of social and economic inequality in our nation’s history. Today, the top 0.1% of Americans own as much wealth as the bottom 90%. In 2017 alone, 82% of new wealth created went to the top 1%.
Meanwhile, one in five American children and one in eight American women live in poverty – despite us being one of the wealthiest countries on earth. Increasing inequality has created deep social, economic, and political divides. Clearly the status quo is not working.
The Great American Lie exposes how this inequality is rooted in our beliefs with the cultural pendulum swinging too far towards revering things we consider “masculine,” like individualism, power, and money, at the expense of things we consider “feminine,” like empathy, care, and collaboration.
The Great American Lie is now available to rent on Apple TV, YouTube Movies, and On Demand in the United States.
- Year2019
- Runtime87 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereSan Francisco Film Festival
- RatingNR
- DirectorJennifer Siebel Newsom
- ScreenwriterJennifer Siebel Newsom & Jessica Congdon
- ProducerAmanda Mortimer, Jennifer Siebel Newsom
- Executive ProducerRegina K. Scully, Brenda Robinson, Stephen Silberstein, InMaat Foundation
- Co-ProducerSade McDougall
- FilmmakerJennifer Siebel Newsom
- CastRuby DeTie, Saru Jayaraman, Zach Norris, Scott Seitz, Sharon Galicia
- CinematographerJohn Behrens, Jason Blalock, Jeremy Lavoi
- EditorJessica Congdon
- ComposerEric Holland
- Sound DesignEric Holland
- MusicEric Holland
“We need renewed economic and social mobility in this country. I hope my film will spark a national conversation around how the elevation of stereotypically ‘masculine’ values has led to extreme social and economic immobility and how, if we elevate more ‘feminine’ values such as empathy, care, and community, we can fix some of these systemic inequities.” - Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Director of The Great American Lie
FILM SCREENING AND Q&A ARE BY INVITATION ONLY.
“Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom has once again created a documentary that is destined to become an instant classic that will be talked about and referenced for decades to come. The Great American Lie is a must-see for everyone eager to make sense of the ever-widening income gap that is currently threatening the fabric of our democracy. This film, like Jennifer’s earlier films, Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In— is ahead of its time in excavating issues that will soon dominate the zeitgeist. Via powerful storytelling and searing interviews, The Great American Lie is a cinematic tour de force that gets to the core of questions which haunt all Americans.”
—Amy Ziering, Film Producer, The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground, On The Record
“The stories in The Great American Lie were so powerful and moving…this is such an important message you are sharing and so thoughtfully and intelligently executed… I hope that the film reaches a very wide audience.”
—Kristen Connolly Vadas, TV/Film Producer/Writer
“Extraordinary. Extraordinary. Extraordinary. I admire your artistry and the gift you have given us with The Great American Lie. I cannot wait for everyone to see this. You will change so many lives. I want to show this film to everyone I know.”
—Jayme Lemons, Producer
“AMAZING WORK!! The Great American Lie is a great film, and it is the PERFECT time for it. This film can change hearts and minds and really enlighten people.”
—Scott Budnick, Film Producer, Just Mercy
The Great American Lie aims to expose social and economic immobility, viewed through the lens of our gendered values.
“We need renewed economic and social mobility in this country,” said filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom. “I hope my film will spark a national conversation around how the elevation of stereotypically ‘masculine’ values has led to extreme social and economic immobility and how, if we elevate more ‘feminine’ values such as empathy, care, and community, we can fix some of these systemic inequities.”
We are currently living in one of the greatest periods of social and economic inequality in our nation’s history. Today, the top 0.1% of Americans own as much wealth as the bottom 90%. In 2017 alone, 82% of new wealth created went to the top 1%.
Meanwhile, one in five American children and one in eight American women live in poverty – despite us being one of the wealthiest countries on earth. Increasing inequality has created deep social, economic, and political divides. Clearly the status quo is not working.
The Great American Lie exposes how this inequality is rooted in our beliefs with the cultural pendulum swinging too far towards revering things we consider “masculine,” like individualism, power, and money, at the expense of things we consider “feminine,” like empathy, care, and collaboration.
The Great American Lie is now available to rent on Apple TV, YouTube Movies, and On Demand in the United States.
- Year2019
- Runtime87 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereSan Francisco Film Festival
- RatingNR
- DirectorJennifer Siebel Newsom
- ScreenwriterJennifer Siebel Newsom & Jessica Congdon
- ProducerAmanda Mortimer, Jennifer Siebel Newsom
- Executive ProducerRegina K. Scully, Brenda Robinson, Stephen Silberstein, InMaat Foundation
- Co-ProducerSade McDougall
- FilmmakerJennifer Siebel Newsom
- CastRuby DeTie, Saru Jayaraman, Zach Norris, Scott Seitz, Sharon Galicia
- CinematographerJohn Behrens, Jason Blalock, Jeremy Lavoi
- EditorJessica Congdon
- ComposerEric Holland
- Sound DesignEric Holland
- MusicEric Holland