---
title: 'Picture a Scientist (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ian Cheney'
released: '2020-04-15'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/picture-a-scientist-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11906032/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Picture a Scientist (2020)

2020 · 103 min · Documentary, History · United States


## Synopsis

Picture a Scientist is a 2020 documentary highlighting gender inequality in science. The movie tells the stories of several prominent female researchers, and brings to light the barriers they encountered, including cases of discrimination and harassment. The movie features MIT's professor of biology Nancy Hopkins, the chemist Raychelle Burks and the geoscientist Jane Willenbring, among other scientists.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Ian Cheney](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-cheney), [Sharon Shattuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-shattuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Naiti Gámez](https://cinepixo.com/people/naiti-gamez), [Emily Topper](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-topper), [Duy Linh Tu](https://cinepixo.com/people/duy-linh-tu)
- **Director:** [Ian Cheney](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-cheney), [Sharon Shattuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-shattuck)
- **Editor:** [Jessica Potter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-potter), [Natasha Bedu](https://cinepixo.com/people/natasha-bedu)

## Cast

- [Azeen Ghorayshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/azeen-ghorayshi)
- [Paula Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-johnson)
- [Sylvia T. Ceyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-t-ceyer)
- [Kathryn B. H. Clancy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-b-h-clancy)
- [Sangeeta N. Bhatia](https://cinepixo.com/people/sangeeta-n-bhatia)
- [Jane Willenbring](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-willenbring)
- [Mary C. Potter](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-c-potter)
- [Corinne Moss-Racusin](https://cinepixo.com/people/corinne-moss-racusin)
- [Paola Rizzoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-rizzoli)
- [Raychelle Burks](https://cinepixo.com/people/raychelle-burks)
- [Nancy Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-hopkins)
- [Mary-Lou Pardue](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-lou-pardue)
- [Sallie W. Chisholm](https://cinepixo.com/people/sallie-w-chisholm)
- [Mahzarin Banaji](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahzarin-banaji)
- [Marcia McNutt](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcia-mcnutt)

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Official site: https://www.pictureascientist.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/picture-a-scientist-2020
Film facts: Wikidata (Q92017355); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.