With "Framing Britney Spears", Samantha Stark investigates how the American pop star has lost control of her life.

While in the process of divorce and pursued by the paparazzi, Britney Spears had a highly publicized depression and cracked under the eye of the cameras ... In 2008, the justice placed her under the tutelage of her father Jamie Spears, who has managed since his career , his health and especially his fortune, valued at nearly $ 60 million.

The film traces the rise of the singer without really exploring the reasons for this long tutelage.

Tracks are however evoked, like the misogyny of the system, in particular, and this assumption according to which if Britney had been a man, one would perhaps have been less concerned about his sexuality and his possible escapades.

Finally, the Créteil International Women's Film Festival is held online until April 11.

Since 1979, he gives pride of place to female directors.

Its objective: to make films while "fighting against all forms of discrimination, race, sex, culture, social class"

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The jury must decide between seven feature films from Kosovo, Spain, Turkey or Canada.

The actress and director Aïssa Maïga is the guest of honor of this edition, with her documentary presented out of competition, "Regard Noir".

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