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Cassie Jaye (1986-) is an American actress and film director.[1][2] She was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States.[3]

The Red Pill

Jaye directed and produced the 2016 American documentary film The Red Pill about the men's rights movement. Jaye spent a year filming the leaders of the movement and it's followers. Jaye had difficulty funding the film, and used crowdfunding after attempts to secure a grant failed. The film was also supported by Breitbart News, a far-right news and commentary site.[4][5]

The Red Pill has has been criticized for taking funding from men's rights movement activists while also covering the movement. The film has had screenings canceled in Australia following petitions and protests.[6] Jaye has also been criticized by Alan Scherstuhl of The Village Voice, among others, for failing to challenge controversial comments and behavior from men's rights figures such as Paul Elam.[5][4] Jaye has defended the film as being "extremely balanced".[7]

In a 2017 interview with Australian TV show The Project, when asked about the high profile murder of Luke Anderson by his father, Jaye emphasized that it was a specific example of a male victim of domestic abuse, instead of as an example of a male perpetrator. Luke Anderson's mother, Rosie Batty, is a campaigner against domestic violence. Jaye described the interview as "hostile and aggressive", and pulled out of other interviews following the incident.[8][9]

At the end of the film, Jaye states that she no longer identifies as a feminist.[7][10][11]

Filmography

  • Daddy I Do (2010, director, producer)
  • The Right to Love: An American Family (2012, director, producer)
  • The Red Pill (2016, director, producer)

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Feminist filmmaker faces backlash over men's rights documentary". nytimes.com. New York Times. 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (13 September 2012). "Making a Case for Same-Sex Marriage". nytimes.com. New York Times.
  3. ^ Schwartz, Don (Aug 21, 2011). "Cassie Jaye: A Filmmaker Births Herself". CineSource. Archived from the original on Oct 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ a b Lee, Benjamin (11 November 2015). "Feminist film-maker criticised for making 'balanced' men's rights documentary". theguardian.com. The Guardian.
  5. ^ a b Gillespie, Katherine (26 October 2016). "Why Australian Men's Rights Activists Had Their Bullshit Documentary Banned". vice.com. Vice.
  6. ^ Mahoney, Neve (1 October 2016). "Men's rights activists need to take a chill pill". Eureka Street (magazine). 26 (21).
  7. ^ a b Chaplain, Chloe (1 December 2016). "Feminist filmmaker: women's rights are now silencing men". Evening Standard.
  8. ^ "Red Pill director Cassie Jaye pulls out of Hack Live special on male privilege". abc.net.au. ABC. 20 June 2017.
  9. ^ Coy, Bronte (10 June 2017). "'That's the lesson you took from that?!'". news.com.au.
  10. ^ Callaghan, Greg (29 July 2017). "Cassie Jaye's film on the men's rights movement shocked Australia. Why?" – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  11. ^ Chaplain, Chloe (1 December 2016). "Feminist filmmaker: women's rights are now silencing men". standard.co.uk. Even standard.
  12. ^ "Official Action on Film 2010 Award Winners and 1st Runner Upsin the categories ofFilm, Video, Documentary, Experimental and Animation" (PDF). From: AOF Action On Film Festival, Awards And Nominations. Jul 30, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on Oct 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. ^ "Cassie Jaye returns to film fest" (PDF). Idyllwild Town Crier. Dec 19, 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on Oct 20, 2017. In 2010, Jaye's film, "Daddy I Do," premiered at the IIFC and was awarded Best Documentary. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ "Action On Film 2012 Official Award Nominated Films" (PDF). AOF Action On Film - Results. Archived from the original (PDF) on Oct 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ "Awards – IIFC 2017". Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. Archived from the original on Oct 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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