{"id":141570,"date":"2023-01-18T23:35:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T21:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=141570"},"modified":"2023-01-18T23:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T21:35:38","slug":"brainwashed-sex-camera-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=141570","title":{"rendered":"Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8iuxFubOWBs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the camera is predatory, then the culture is predatory.\u201d In this eye-opening documentary, celebrated independent filmmaker Nina Menkes explores the sexual politics of cinematic shot design. 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