SIDELINED

40 min

In 1978, inspired by the popularity of NFL cheerleaders, Playboy organized a pictorial feature approved by team management happy for the media exposure. But when the resulting pictures set off a critical backlash, cheerleaders were fired, exposing society’s hypocrisy around female sexuality. Courtesy of A&E IndieFilms/Lifetime Films.

Director: Galen Summer

Producer: EP Jeremy Yaches, EP Molly Thompson, EP Jeremiah Zagar, EP Liz Gateley, Producer Jason Goldman

Cinematographer: Hillary Spera, Jeff Powers

Editor: Galen Summer

Music: Bryan Scary and Giulio Carmassi

Language: English

Country: USA

Year: 2018

Celebrity

History

Human Rights

Sports and Games

Women and Girls