Your guide to Miss Representation: Rise Up Documentary: where to watch and what to know
Miss Representation: Rise Up Documentary is on the way, and the when, where, and what-to-expect are the answers you’re here to get.
After more than a decade, filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom is back with a follow-up to her breakout 2011 documentary. Miss Representation: Rise Up premiered in New York theaters on October 22, 2026 , and zeroes in on how social platforms, algorithms and AI are supercharging harassment and misogyny online. Siebel Newsom wrote and directed the new film, which centers the voices of women and girls navigating toxic digital spaces.
The documentary argues that modern tech hasn’t just reflected sexism — it ’s been actively used to bully, target and undermine women’s progress, with a particular focus on how these dynamics hit young girls. Alongside first-person accounts, the film threads in commentary about the incentives that shape the platforms themselves.
Who shows up
In addition to interviews with teens and parents, the film features appearances from political leaders and media figures who’ve weathered the same storm at scale. Among them:
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Nancy Pelosi
- Amy Klobuchar
- Jameela Jamil
- Gretchen Carlson
Siebel Newsom’s original Miss Representation (2011) put a spotlight on how women are portrayed — and too often sidelined — in politics and media, a film that went on to screen at Sundance. Since then, she’s also explored the flip side of gender expectations with her 2015 documentary The Mask You Live In. The new sequel shifts the lens to the tech era, tracing the pipeline from engagement-driven algorithms to real-world harm.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Siebel Newsom didn’t mince words about the culture inside Silicon Valley and the consequences for vulnerable users.
“The fact of the matter is we’ve let these guys go unregulated for too long, and they’ve prioritized profit over the health and wellbeing of not just women and girls, but any vulnerable population. And they’ve exploited women and girls for profit. We are the product, and they’ve done this intentionally.”
Miss Representation: Rise Up opened in New York on Oct. 22 and will roll out to additional screenings next. A U.S. streaming home has not been announced.