Abramorama acquires North American rights to Miss Representation: Rise Up

Abramorama has picked up North American distribution rights to Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s Miss Representation: Rise Up, with a New York City premiere set for Oct. 22 at IFC Center before a wider theatrical rollout. The documentary extends the 2011 film’s focus on women’s power, now through the lens of social media, AI deepfakes and online harassment.

Why it matters: - Miss Representation: Rise Up targets a fast-growing mix of online harassment, AI deepfakes and algorithm-driven abuse that can push women out of public life. - The film aims for a theatrical launch that can build attention ahead of an Academy Award qualifying run. - The project also extends a long-running cultural debate about how media and technology shape women’s power and safety.

What happened: - Abramorama acquired North American distribution rights to Miss Representation: Rise Up. - Abramorama will premiere the film in New York City at the IFC Center on Thursday, Oct. 22. - The company plans to roll the documentary out to theaters across North America. - The release is being positioned for qualification for Best Feature Documentary at the Academy Awards. - The documentary premiered at the 2026 Tribeca Festival.

The details: - Jennifer Siebel Newsom directed the film and returns with a follow-up to her 2011 documentary Miss Representation. - The new documentary revisits the backlash against women 15 years later and examines how modern technology and social media algorithms continue to silence, harass and exclude women from public life. - The film focuses on women’s agency and power amid a broader mental health crisis. - It looks at tech-facilitated violence, including the spread of AI deepfakes and the online manosphere. - The film highlights young women pushing back against sexism and misogyny. - Voices featured in the film include Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Amy Klobuchar, Safiya Noble, Frances Haugen, Reshma Saujani, Jameela Jamil, Gretchen Carlson and Jim Steyer. - The running time is 87 minutes and the film is in English. - The Representation Project is presenting the film with Abramorama. - The film’s website is more information. - Executive producers include Melinda French Gates & Pivotal, Melony & Adam Lewis, Aileen Getty Foundation, Susie Thompkins Buell, Harnisch Foundation, Minderoo Pictures, Jackie Zehner, Maureen Pelton & Charlie Hartwell, Patricia Arquette, Hadley Mullin, Emily Liu Foy, Brenda Robinson and Barbara Bridges.

Between the lines: - Abramorama is leaning into documentary releases that play well theatrically, then extend through awards and broader audience momentum. - Newsom is framing the film less as a sequel and more as a response to a changed media environment where technology can scale abuse faster than before. - The cast of prominent political, media and advocacy voices signals a film built to connect personal stories with public-policy stakes. - The company has used strong theatrical runs and event-style rollouts to market recent nonfiction titles, suggesting a similar playbook here.

What's next: - Abramorama will open the film at IFC Center on Oct. 22 before expanding across North America. - Theatrical release activity will support the Oscar qualifying campaign. - Abramorama has other documentaries in its pipeline, including Alex Gibney’s Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie and Cindy Kleine and André Gregory’s One More Time.

The bottom line: - Miss Representation: Rise Up is being launched as both a sequel and a timely warning about how digital platforms can amplify sexism and suppress women’s voices.