by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Sep 19, 2013 | Film, Men, Menstruation, Studio Film
Guest Post by Jenny Lapekas Many menstrual enthusiasts have become so invested in the menarcheal stories of adolescent girls, we can easily miss some intriguing film scenes that depict males’ experiences with blood as they make a difficult transition in their lives....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 19, 2013 | Film, Independent Film, Menstruation
Menstruation appears far more frequently film and television than you might think — Lauren Rosewarne recently identified more than 200 scenes in her study, Periods in Pop Culture. Other scholars, including David Linton, Chris Bobel, and me, have also written...
by David Linton | Mar 22, 2013 | Independent Film, Men, Menstruation
Guest Post by Carly Schneider, Marymount Manhattan College Unlike a lot of my peers, my childhood history with menstruation is relatively positive. In the small, rural town in Vermont I grew up in, the topic of menstruation was dealt with early. I remember as a third...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 18, 2012 | Film, Media, Menstruation, Television
Guest Post by Lauren Rosewarne, University of Melbourne Exploring missing menstruation on screen Periods are depicted far more often on screen than I could have ever imagined; perhaps the biggest surprise I got from spending a year researching the topic. Less...
by Chris Bobel | Mar 19, 2012 | Activism, Film, Independent Film, Media, Menstruation, Religion/Spirituality
What would the world be like if young women were mentored by older women? What would the world be like if we knew we had a place for our stories to be told? So intones the voiceover at the start of the trailer of a forthcoming film. And it is right on time. The recent...
