Privilege
Overview
Privilege is an intelligently conceived, boldly anarchic, and wickedly insightful exposition on the culturally ingrained and socially divisive malaise of isms that artificially define and characterize empowerment in contemporary society: ageism, sexism, economic elitism, and racism. Yvonne Rainer conveys texture through the intercutting of archival footage, video, and film - as well as compositional layering through the film-within-a-film structure, elliptical (and self-referential) fusion of past and present, and the filmmaker's idiosyncratic penchant for superimposed typed text.
Privilege at a glance
Privilege is a 1990 documentary film directed by Yvonne Rainer, starring Daniel Martin Berkey, Blaire Baron and Gabrielle Made. It runs for 1 hour 43 minutes. TMDB users rate it 4.7 out of 10 from 7 votes.
You can watch Privilege free on Kanopy. If you enjoy it, try Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist, Dirt! The Movie and The Betrayal – Nerakhoon next.
