| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (67 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
010646 |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2013. |
| Summary |
Female virginity. The US government has spent 1.5 billion dollars promoting it. It has fetched {dollar}750,000 at auction. There is no official medical definition for it. And 50 years after the sexual revolution, it continues to define young women’s morality and self-worth.. This hilarious, eye-opening, occasionally alarming documentary uses the filmmaker’s own path out of virginity to explore its continuing value in our otherwise hypersexualized society. Layering vérité interviews and vintage sex-ed films with candid self-reflection and wry narration, Shechter reveals myths, dogmas and misconceptions behind this "precious gift." Sex educators, porn producers, abstinence advocates, and outspoken teens share their own stories of having - or not having - sex.. In a culture where "be sexy, but don’t have sex" is the overwhelming message to young women, the film goes through the looking glass to understand a milestone almost everyone thinks about but no one actually understands.. "Virginity is a powerful and malleable concept, as evidenced by the teenagers in Therese Shechter’s smart, funny and provoking documentary." - The Huffington Post |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
Health
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Religion
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| Genre |
North American Studies |
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Shechter, Therese, filmmaker
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Women Make Movies (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
3288455 Kanopy |
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