How to Lose Your Virginity
A Documentary project in Brooklyn, NY by Therese Shechter ·
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Update #9: Just the Tip #1: A "How to Lose Your Virginity" preview clip
Posted on June 15, 2010
As we swing into the last two weeks of fundraising, we'll be posting some great little clips from the film.
Link your friends to these sneak peeks and encourage them to become backers and help get the film finished. We're counting on you to help us go all the way!
Our first 'Just the Tip' features Susan Schulz, the Editor-in-Chief of CosmoGirl! magazine, who you already met in the trailer discussing their Giant Virginity Survey. We're a big fan of this magazine because it provided honest and age-appropriate information on sexuality to teen and pre-teen girls. But not everyone was a fan. Here she talks about the story that got them some of their worst complaints ever –- but not from their readers.
Another example of how hard it is to have open, honest conversations about female sexuality.
One note: It includes a sort of whimsical illustration of a vulva, so this ain't suitable for work, folks.
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CONJUGAL BLISS: One special someone will get “Executive Producer” credit in the film and all the other rewards PLUS Therese will don a white wedding dress, and Lisa, who is an ordained minister, will seal the deal, professionally, of course. We’ll even feed you cake.
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Therese Shechter is a filmmaker who uses humor-spiked, personal narrative to make award-winning documentaries including "I Was A Teenage Feminist" and "How I Learned to Speak Turkish." She writes about virginity and feminism for her blog "The American Virgin" and other blogs and publications.
After 10 years as a Chicago Tribune graphics editor, she gave it all up to work for Robert DeNiro’s Tribeca Productions in New York, before going out on her own. She's won coveted spots in the Doc Lab Master Class (Toronto Hot Docs 2008 Festival) and was one of 5 filmmakers selected for the Paley DocFest 2009 Pitch Workshop. Therese has worked at Sundance through 7 festivals, where she's been inspired by countless independent filmmakers.
Ahh! I can't wait for this film to come out :) Keep pledgin', people!
She's right, I didn't look at myself "down there" when I was a teen either. I thought it was a gross place that was full of shame. No wonder it took me so many years of having sex with other people before I could really enjoy my body because it's mine.
Interestingly, I was just filming at a Barnard University event at which lots of young women talked about sexuality. It was led by the brilliant and talented Shelby Knox (who's in our film) and when she asked if any of the women had done that with a mirror, most said yes! Both she and I were surprised.