Post by max23 on Nov 6, 2020 14:00:28 GMT -5
An article on the New Zealand website, The Spinoff, discusses a recently released documentary, About Bloody Time!
"At 40 years old, [New Zealand] filmmaker Rachel Judkins decided it was finally time to confront her hang-ups around talking about her period.
The parts where About Bloody Time! really tells a new story are when Judkins discusses the topic with the people she loves, starting with her mum. In the film they discuss their feelings about their own experiences for the very first time.
The documentary also shows Judkins having a frank and emotional conversation with her husband, Pete, about how she feels when she has her period. 'It’s so much harder to talk to your partner about it. In the documentary he asks me why, and I don’t know!' [It's clear from her discussion with her husband that she doesn't tell him when she's having her period.]
Interestingly, while there’s blood aplenty splashed across the frames of About Bloody Time!, menstrual blood is explicitly banned on Facebook, so Judkins didn’t include any of the real stuff as it would restrict the audience of the film. 'I actually shot a lot of blood, but we’re not there yet. In some ways I feel like I’ve let down the team by not putting any in.'"
Link to the full article: thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-08-2020/about-bloody-time-is-an-intimate-portrait-of-a-menstrual-revolution/
The doco is also available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvSmhAbVcVQ
"At 40 years old, [New Zealand] filmmaker Rachel Judkins decided it was finally time to confront her hang-ups around talking about her period.
The parts where About Bloody Time! really tells a new story are when Judkins discusses the topic with the people she loves, starting with her mum. In the film they discuss their feelings about their own experiences for the very first time.
The documentary also shows Judkins having a frank and emotional conversation with her husband, Pete, about how she feels when she has her period. 'It’s so much harder to talk to your partner about it. In the documentary he asks me why, and I don’t know!' [It's clear from her discussion with her husband that she doesn't tell him when she's having her period.]
Interestingly, while there’s blood aplenty splashed across the frames of About Bloody Time!, menstrual blood is explicitly banned on Facebook, so Judkins didn’t include any of the real stuff as it would restrict the audience of the film. 'I actually shot a lot of blood, but we’re not there yet. In some ways I feel like I’ve let down the team by not putting any in.'"
Link to the full article: thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-08-2020/about-bloody-time-is-an-intimate-portrait-of-a-menstrual-revolution/
The doco is also available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvSmhAbVcVQ