KIMBERLEY FERDINANDO
DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | SHOWRUNNER
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE
Producer, p.g.a
Directed by: Nicole Newnham
Narrated by: Dakota Johnson
World Premiere: Sundance Film Festival 2023
Distributed by: IFC Films & Sapan Studio
Produced by: NBC News Studios & This Machine, in association with TeaTime Picture
Synopsis:
Shere Hite’s 1976 bestseller The Hite Report liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear?
Press:
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Vanity Fair: Dakota Johnson Brings Sex Researcher Shere Hite to Life in a Dazzling New Documentary
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The Washington Post: An Engrossing Portrait of a Groundbreaking Researcher
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The New York Times: The Feminist Mystique
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The Atlantic: Who’s Afraid of Women’s Pleasure?
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Variety: Gripping, Revelatory Doc Rediscovers a Forgotten Feminist Icon
Awards:
Producers Guild Awards
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Nominee, Outstanding Producer of a Documentary Motion Picture
Critics Choice Documentary Awards
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Nominee, Best Archival Documentary
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Nominee, Best Biographical Documentary
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Nominee, Best Narration
Cinema Eye
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Unforgettables Honoree