The Uprising - An MIT Press Documentary Short
Time alone doesn’t change things. People change things.
The Uprising tells the story of the unprecedented behind-the-scenes effort that amassed irrefutable evidence of differential treatment of men and women on the MIT faculty in the 1990s. Featuring biologist Nancy Hopkins, the film chronicles the experiences of marginalization and discouragement that accompanied Hopkins’ research and highlights the steps a group of sixteen women faculty members took to make science more diverse and equitable at MIT.
The Uprising features interviews with leading MIT scientists, including social psychologist Lotte Bailyn, biomedical engineer Sangeeta N. Bhatia, chemist Sylvia Ceyer, ecologist Sallie (Penny) Chisholm, engineer Lorna Gibson, biologist Ruth Lehmann, geophysicist and president of the National Academy of Sciences Marcia McNutt, cognitive scientist Mary Potter, oceanographer Paola Rizzoli, geophysicist Leigh Royden, and biologist Lisa Steiner.
The Uprising was funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, as well as support from Nancy Blachman and an anonymous donor. The film was directed by Ian Cheney and Sharon Shattuck and produced by Manette Pottle, in collaboration with the MIT Press. Amy Brand, director and publisher at the MIT Press, served as executive producer.
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The Uprising
2021 | 13 minutes | Documentary Short
Directed by Ian Cheney and Sharon Shattuck
Produced in collaboration with the MIT Press
