Gloria Steinem‘s legacy extends far past her literary achievements, however her beloved journal Ms. is what actually began a motion. The story of Ms. has been fictionalized onscreen in “Mrs. America,” “Minx,” and “Good Women Revolt,” and even had a real-life syndicated spinoff “Girl Alive!” that began in 1974. The attain of Ms. is nearly unfathomable — and its imprint (pun meant) on the sociocultural panorama continues to be being felt in the present day.
“Pricey Ms.: A Revolution in Print” revisits the long-lasting publication by way of the lens of three administrators: Salima Koroma, Alice Gu, and Cecilia Aldarondo. Within the movie, the trio every look at a distinct Ms. cowl story to honor the legacy of the journal.
Ms. launched in 1972 and arguably revolutionized the feminist motion on the time. Because the official synopsis for the documentary states, the journal was abruptly “bringing radical concepts to kitchen tables throughout the nation and sparking provocative conversations about every thing from politics to porn.” The documentary itself “tells the untold story of the journal’s rise — the way it defied the percentages, remodeled its readers, and frequently fought to uphold its daring beliefs within the face of cultural and political resistance.”
“Pricey Ms.: A Revolution in Print” options interviews with Steinem, Patricia Carbine, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Marcia Ann Gillespie, Lindsay Van Gelder, and Suzanne Braun Levine. The movie premiered at Tribeca 2025 within the Highlight Documentary part.
William Ventura produces the characteristic, with Dyllan McGee, Amy Richards, Cindi Leive, Regina Ok. Scully, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez, and Anna Klein government producing.
Steinem was just lately additionally on the heart of 2020 biopic “The Glorias,” which was based mostly on her bestselling 2015 ebook “My Life on the Highway.” Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander each painting Steinem throughout years of her life within the movie.
HBO Documentary Movies moreover launched “Gloria Steinem: In Her Personal Phrases” in 2011. “There are extra younger ladies now who’re feminist leaders than there ever had been throughout my period,” Steinem mentioned on the time when selling the doc, “and younger ladies have higher shit detectors than we ever had.”
“Pricey Ms.: A Revolution in Print” will premiere Wednesday, July 2 on HBO and Max. Take a look at the trailer, an IndieWire unique, under.