The Mask You Live In Documentary

"The New Hollywood" Women's Goal Group Inc. was one of many organizations that helped support Jennifer Siebel Newsom in her grassroots efforts to get her (award winning) documentary Miss Representation off the ground.  We are proud to further support this amazing woman who is continuing to bring forth conversation and action to better our world.  Here is what she is up to now and we feel it will be just as successful and perhaps even more relevant and powerful.

The Mask You Live In is a new documentary film by Jennifer Siebel Newsom.  It asks: As a society, how are we failing our boys. As a sister, niece, someday to be a mother, and a girlfriend I find this topic incredibly important.  If we are going to focus on inequality with women then it is equally important to question why it exists in the first place and what both sexes can do together to heal wounds that lead to violence and suppression.  

Here are some interesting facts: compared to girls, research shows that boys in the U.S. are more likely to be diagnosed with a behavior disorder, prescribed stimulant medications, fail out of school, binge drink, commit a violent crime, and/or take their own lives. 

Our society’s failure to recognize and care for the social and emotional well-being of our boys contributes to a nation of young men who navigate adversity and conflict with an incomplete emotional skill set. Whether boys and later men have chosen to resist or conform to this masculine norm, there is loneliness, anxiety, and pain.

The Mask You Live In documentary will examine how gender stereotypes are interconnected with race, class, and circumstance, and how kids are further influenced by the education system, sports culture, and mass media- video games and pornography in particular. The film also highlights the importance of placing emphasis on the social and emotional needs of boys through healthy family communication, alternative teaching strategies, conscious media consumption, positive role modeling and innovative mentorship programs.

Fortunately they have surpassed their original funding goal in 14 days, so their current target is gaining 2,500 backers - in order to build a strong base of support for the film moving forward. 

Please watch and forward this video campaign that is not just a documentary film but a movement to help heal our nation.

 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jensiebelnewsom/the-mask-you-live-in

www.missrepresentation.org

"The New Hollywood"

Thinking of Hollywood there are many words that come to mind-glitz, glamour, lights

flashing, red carpet, and paparazzi- looking fabulous! Being famous for being famous or

rich. Reality TV, cat fights, drug addiction, rehab, eating disorders, infidelity, stealing

husbands, using dogs like accessories… using babies like accessories. Sex tapes

“accidentally released,” pulling a Basic Instinct while leaving limos… And then there is

“The New Hollywood.”

I don’t know about you but I’m sick of having my subconscious absorb so much

negativity around Hollywood and their portrayal of women. I feel like at a certain point

art isn’t reflecting life but that life is a reflection of art. And I don’t know if I want to

reflect all of the negative aspects of that kind of “art.” I don’t know if I want to be that

kind of woman. So I’m not. I choose to surround myself with other authentic, likeminded

women. Women who want to learn, to grow, to be truly artistic and who wish to

shine in every area of their lives. Women who try to love each other and themselves with

all of our imperfections. To erase the word “should” from our vocabulary and trust that

each “Goddess” will figure out what is best for her along the way. “To become a

professional cheerleader for each other and for ourselves.” To whisper in each other’s

ears to… “Dance through the storms… because sunshine will break through the clouds…

as it always does with time.”

We are “real women” just like you. We come from different parts of the world, have

various experiences, paradigms, beliefs, upbringings, and yet we all have fears, had our

hearts broken, dealt with the awkward years of puberty and wanting to fit in, we all…

heck, we all get our periods and that alone should bind us together (like in the novel,

“The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant).

Our mission statement is simple: "The New Hollywood" Women's Goal Group Inc is a women's philanthropic goal group based in Los Angeles.  It is a group of professional women within the entertainment industry of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities.  We provide a safe environment where our members are accepted as they are and encouraged to fulfill their potential to achieve their personal and professional goals.  "The New Hollywood" donates upwards of $10,000 a year to various charities, as well as, creating outreach events and collaborating with other non-profits.  In short...we are women who support women. 

You’re a woman and it’s a truly amazing thing. As women we give so much to so many

and love so deeply. I hope this blog will awaken the part of you that perhaps wants to

stay small in certain areas. To remind you of the little girl inside who wants you to play

and wants you to be nicer to her more often. To remind you that life doesn’t have to be a

mundane to-do list in order to accomplish your goals. To inspire you by reading about others 

who are making the seemingly "impossible possible." And to remind you that you know

exactly what you need if you listen to your heart.

Best Wishes,

Brianna Brown

Founder and CEO of “The New Hollywood” Women’s Goal Group Inc. 501(c)(3) non-profit

www.thenewhollywood.org

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
 Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
 It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. 
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
 Actually, who are you NOT to be?
 You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
 There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
 We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
 It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. 
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. 
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
-by Marianne Williamson

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.  Learn from the mistakes of others.  You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.  To handle yourself, use your head; to hand others, use your heart.  Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart."  -Eleanor Roosevelt

"You are here to enable the world to live more amply with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement.  You are here to enrich the world."  -Woodrow Wilson