The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023)

The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023). 1h 58m | R

“Saw this at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;The Disappearance of Shere Hiteu0026quot; is a documentary about Shere Hiteu0026#39;s and it discusses about her bestselling book The Hite Report that liberated female orgasm by revealing most private experiences of thousands of anonymous surveys. Her findings rocked American establishment and current conversations about gender, sexuality. Prior to seeing the film, I have read about Hite in several courses before but I wasnu0026#39;t fully aware about her popularity and importance. This documentary does a pretty good job and presenting Hiteu0026#39;s work and the type of person she is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirector Nicole Newnham understands how to approach this documentary with interesting discussions, good tone and appropriate structure without feeling overly soapy or inconsistent. The visual presentations and uses of archival footage were used well and the narration from actress Dakota Johnson provides good insight of Hiteu0026#39;s writing and personality she was like.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThroughout, the many interviews from various members who knew Hite or study majors related to Hite were very interesting and helped to provide a lot of context. However, there were a few interviews that felt a bit out of place or could have been shorten as if it was going on a little too long. Also, the film does feel a little too long as some moments could have been deleted and the film would still be pretty good. Overall, itu0026#39;s an interesting documentary and I can see this documentary being used in Gender Studies or Sexuality courses.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRating: B+”