Singled [Out]: Being a Single Woman in an Era of Choice

(Singled [Out]: Being a Single Woman in an Era of Choice)
Mariona Guiu, Ariadna Relea | Documentary

2017 | 70 minutes | Spain

Five educated women in four corners of the world travel solo in a world where pairing up is the norm. Together with the voices of experts in the areas of sociology, law, and demography, the film unveils modern love in an era of choice, and is a journey to the heart of being a single woman today.

Synopsis

Singled [Out] tells the story of five educated women in four corners of the world: Jules in Melbourne, Manu in Barcelona, Shu and Yang in Shanghai, and Melek in Istanbul -they all travel solo in a world where pairing up is the norm. Together with the voices of some well-known experts in the areas of sociology, law, and demography, the film unveils modern love in the era of choice, and is a journey to the heart of being a single woman today.

Reviews

"Shot in Australia, China, Turkey and Spain, the film is an intimate and personal four-year journey exploring what it means to be a single woman in a time of increasing independence and choice." — Ashleigh Austen, Whimn

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Main credits

Guiu, Mariona (filmmaker)
Relea, Ariadna (filmmaker)

Other credits

Cinematography, Ariadna Relea; editor, Ariadna Relea; music, Tolo Prats.


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Keywords
Singledom, single women, demography, spanish, spanish language, latin america, latin american cinema, latin american film, ibero america, latin, latinx, latino, latina,,women, womanhood, gender, girl, girlhood, mother, motherhood, female, cis woman, cis female, trans woman, trans female, women’s rights, women’s issues, lady, ladies, gentlewoman, madame, miss, missus, mrs., dame, damsel, ingenue, lass, maid, maiden, belle, gal, ladyfriend, girlfriend, dear, darling, widow, matron, dowager, gender, gender equality, gender pay gap, women’s liberation, women’s rights,urban studies, urbanism, community development, communities, urbanization, civic centers, satellite cities, residential areas, gentrification, barrioization, boomtown, bedroom communities, city block, city center, community displacement, white flight, walkability, zoning, housing, incorporated areas, unincorporated areas, suburbs, exurbs, inner cities, inner city, conservation ,family, kin, fellowship, household, immediate family, extended family, multigenerational family, multigenerational household, kinfolk, family tree, genealogy, nuclear family, modern family, family tree,gender, sexuality, gender roles, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender equality, gender pronouns, gender studies, gender spectrum, gender norms, gender roles, gender stereotypes, sexual selection, sexualization, sexual awakening, puberty, pubescence,culture, identity, identity politics, culture wars, left wing, right wing, intersectionality, identity groups, civilization, literacy, humanism, cancel culture, online culture, cultural revolution, cultural diffusion, culture shock, popular culture, pop culture, material culture, cultural capital, cultural assimilation ,mental illness, therapy, trauma, behavioral health, mental disability, psychology, psychiatry, social work, wellbeing, counselor, diagnosis, mentally disabled, mental incapacitation, mentally defective, mental handicap, mental defective, psychotic break, psychosis, psychoses, mentally sound, questionable mental health,sociology, anthropology, psychology, sociological, sociological perspectives, conflict theory, human conflicts, sociological thinking,conflict perspective, topics in sociology, sociology topics, sociology studies, social studies, people and cultures, human relations, human relationships, cultural studies, culture studies ; "Singled [Out]: Being a Single Woman in an Era of Choice"; Pragda Films
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Festivals

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Berlin Feminist Film Week
Films For Change Sydney
Lateinamerikanische Tage Leipzig
Spanish Film Festival Australia
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Mariona Guiu, Ariadna Relea

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2017

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Catalan; English; Turkish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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