Seeing Allred

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Seeing Allred
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Directed by Roberta Grossman
Sophie Sartain
Produced byHannah K.S. Canter
Roberta Grossman
Marta Kauffman
Sophie Sartain
Robbie Tollin
Starring Gloria Allred
Lisa Bloom
Bill Cosby
CinematographyAlex Pollini
Edited byChris Callister
Music by H. Scott Salinas
Distributed by Netflix
Release dates
  • January 21, 2018 (2018-01-21)(Sundance Film Festival)
  • February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)(Netflix)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Seeing Allred is a 2018 documentary film directed by Roberta Grossman and Sophie Sartain, following women's rights attorney Gloria Allred as she takes on cases of sexual assault allegations concerning some of the most famous people in politics and business. [1] [2] The film was released by Netflix on February 9, 2018. [3]

Contents

Premise

Seeing Allred provides a biographical portrait of one of the most public women's rights attorneys, Gloria Allred, through archival footage and interviews with both her supporters and critics. [4]

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References

  1. Felperin, Leslie (22 January 2018). "Seeing Allred review – Gloria Allred documentary offers mixed evidence". The Guardian. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  2. Nicholson, Amy (12 February 2018). "Seeing Allred: the life of the outspoken equal rights lawyer". The Guardian. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  3. "Film Review: 'Seeing Allred'". Variety. 9 February 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. "Seeing Allred, the New Gloria Allred Documentary, Reminds Us That Feminism Used to Be a Very Unpopular Brand". Vogue. 9 February 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2019.