Seorita Extraviada Film Review Guidelines Please analyze the film. You can also use the article titled, FEMICIDE IN JUAREZ, found in the previous module at the bottom of the CANVAS course page. Description: A film analysis is not a review or summary of the plot, it should go deeper into analysis and reaction. It should discuss the issues raised by the film, address the films importance and purpose, state reactions to the content and quality of the film, and connect it to ideas and material presented in class. It should be a minimum of 1.5 pages DOUBLE SPACED and include the following (in any order you choose). Requirements: PLEASE UPLOAD A FILE TO CANVAS (word doc preferred). Consider a discussion on the following: How did the documentary portray the lives of women in Ciudad Juarez? Does the film provide any solutions for stopping the femicides in Mexico? Was the documentary biased/one sided? Does the film discuss how the US is dealing with the situation? Do you think the US should get involved? Does the film give a clear answer as to who is to blame for the femicides? Does the film discuss femicides throughout the world? Who do you believe is responsible for the femicides? Lastly, this is a critical analysis of a documentary. Please be sure NOT TO spend your entire 1.5 pages on a summary, but rather a discussion of themes or points presented and your opinion on 1) how they were presented, and 2) do you agree with the points being made. GUIDELINES: Due Sunday February 22, by 11:59pm 1.5 pgs DOUBLE SPACED (Upload a word doc to CANVAS) Include at least 2 quotes from the readings on the class reading. OPTIONAL THINGS TO CONSIDER: Procedure: Describe the film in general terms. What subjects does it cover? Describe the plot and setting. What issues does it raise? What do you see as the main purpose of the film? What are the major theme(s) of the film? Evaluate the film for quality and interest. Would a young person be interested in this film? Relate the film to class discussions, readings, notes or knowledge. Is the film historically (or factually) accurate and realistic? Does it contradict or support anything you have learned? Summarize briefly emphasizing the strengths and weaknesses of the film.

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