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My Name Is Andrea

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My Name Is Andrea is the story of controversial feminist writer and public intellectual Andrea Dworkin, who offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with iconoclastic flair. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin called out the pervasiveness of sexism and rape culture, and the ways it impacts every woman's daily life.

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Jude Dry

indieWire

My Name Is Andrea seeks to recast the author as some misunderstood literary prophet -- devoid of any of the historical context that might have persuaded her many detractors.

Rated: C

Jun 13, 2022

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

The movie’s portrait of Dworkin is briskly sketched but deeply moving.

Jun 13, 2022

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Sheri Linden

Hollywood Reporter

Finds the Everywoman in a singular and singularly divisive intellectual.

Jun 11, 2022

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Susan G. Cole

POV Magazine

[A] welcome rehabilitation of the reputation of an iconically gifted writer who paved the way for a movement that put gender violence at the centre of public discourse.

Sep 25, 2023

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

A highlight is Oakland-based Pratibha Parmar’s documentary about late, controversial author-activist Andrea Dworkin...

Jul 27, 2022

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Sarah Manvel

Critic's Notebook

A smarter documentary would have analyzed her work and its impact with other people’s words as well. Because as shown in this movie, her work only affected her own life. Such a wasted opportunity.

Jun 27, 2022

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My Name Is Andrea is the story of controversial feminist writer and public intellectual Andrea Dworkin, who offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with iconoclastic flair. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin called out the pervasiveness of sexism and rape culture, and the ways it impacts every woman's daily life.

Director: Pratibha Parmar
Producer: Shaheen Haq
Screenwriter: Pratibha Parmar
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 30m