
Breast cancer has become the poster child of corporate cause-related marketing campaigns. Countless women and men walk, bike, climb and shop for the cure. Each year, millions of dollars are raised in the name of breast cancer, but where does this money go and what does it actually achieve? Pink Ribbons, Inc. is a feature documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause," becomes obfuscated by a shiny, pin... (Full plot summary below)
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Breast cancer has become the poster child of corporate cause-related marketing campaigns. Countless women and men walk, bike, climb and shop for the cure. Each year, millions of dollars are raised in the name of breast cancer, but where does this money go and what does it actually achieve? Pink Ribbons, Inc. is a feature documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause," becomes obfuscated by a shiny, pink story of success.
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| New York PressJennifer MerinAn alarming look at the profitable industry that has grown up around nonprofit fund raising for breast cancer research. Must see! |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferAn illuminating, provocative documentary that will leave you enraged, and rightfully so. |
| Chicago ReaderAsher KleinThe film raises the question of whether branding the disease has taken precedence over preventing it. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifford[Lea] Pool examines the industrialization of the cause that made the Komen Foundation a self-fulfilling business and the filmmaker does a fine job in raising my awareness. |
| Boston GlobeJanice PageAt the very least ... this documentary will make you question the status quo. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldIn the 98 minutes of "Pink Ribbons, Inc.," a wealth of information and images flit past, many intended to raise eyebrows if not ire. |
| 3AWJim SchembriOne of the hallmarks of a great documentary is telling you something you never expected to hear...This Canadian film will, if nothing else, make you think twice every time you see a pink ribbon. |
| Boston PhoenixMiles BowePink Ribbons, Inc. is a valuable eye-opener about an important movement that has become distressingly commodified. |
| Shared DarknessBrent SimonAn interesting documentary that rather criminally buries its lede, Lea Pool's film never tames her unwieldy collection of thought-provoking opinions into a cohesive entity grander than the sum of its disparate parts. |
| Village VoiceMark HolcombAbove all, Pink Ribbons, Inc. is an argument for reintroducing into the public discourse the uncertainty, fear, and complexity that cancer sufferers and their loved ones know all too well. |