Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2
Its director stated on the record that "director Katja Esson is known for intimate character-driven documentaries tackling race, class, and gender; Ferry Tales turns the Staten Island Ferry powder ro…" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 3 of 100 2.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "Director Katja Esson is known for intimate character-driven documentaries tackling race, class, and gender; Ferry Tales turns the Staten Island Ferry powder room into a celebration of sisterhood, let…"Women Make Movies / IMDb director profile source ↗
- 2Content balanceAdvocacy 3 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Age: 51 — age-balanced
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Advocacy
Synopsis
A documentary that focuses on the daily meetings between a group of commuters in the women's room of the Staten Island Ferry.
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Advocacy Over Time in Documentary
The average advocacy score of Documentary titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 0 | 5 |
| 1938 | 5 | 2 |
| 1967 | 3 | 2 |
| 1968 | 5 | 2 |
| 1970 | 2 | 3 |
| 1971 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0 | 3 |
| 1975 | 6 | 3 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 | 7 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 11 |
| 2003 | 2 | 15 |
| 2004 | 1 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 1 | 20 |
| 2007 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 13 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| This title (2003) | 3 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Katja Esson (director)
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