Beyond Boundaries : The Disappearance of Shere Hite

2023

Director: Nicole Newnham

Featuring: Dakota Johnson, Shere Hite

Shere Hite’s bestselling book The Hite Report liberated female sexuality by revealing the most private experiences of thousands collected via anonymous surveys.  Her findings rocked the American establishment and conversations about gender and sexuality.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmdSX7PuZ4w

Beyond Boundaries Screening & Discussion Series is a distinctive program at Buffalo State that has been running since 2014.  This annual, six-part film series is organized around categories of diversity including, but not limited to race, gender, class, sexuality, and abilities, with an emphasis on intersectionality.  It creates an opportunity for open dialogue on social justice issues among college students, staff, faculty and members of the greater Western New York community. 

Beyond Boundaries is sponsored by the Office of Equity and Campus Diversity, the Communication Department, and the Burchfield Penney Art Center.  All screenings are held in Burchfield Penney Art Center and are free and open to the public.

The series is curated by Professors Ruth Goldman and Meg Knowles