Director:
Producer:
Katy Chevigny and Beth Davenport
Asexuality: The Making of a Movement was made possible by generous funding from:
Asexuality: The Making of a Movement Screenings
IFP Indepedent Film Week
Monday, Sept. 15th at 3pm
Fashion Institute of Technology
7th Avenue Between 27th & 28th Street
Lower Level, Microcinema #1
Email Angela Tucker or Beth Davenport
Asexuality: The Making of a Movement
What if you didn’t experience sexual attraction at all? Asexuality: The Making Of A Movement explores a community of people who identify as asexual and the dynamic movement they are creating. This feature length documentary will profile people from England to New Zealand to the US trying to live their lives as asexuals—people who do not experience sexual attraction—in a society where sex has become a commodity. The film will explore asexuality as a sexual identity, a lifestyle and a budding social movement.
An asexual is someone who does not experience sexual attraction. Unlike celibacy, which is a personal choice, asexuality is an intrinsic part of who asexuals are. It is their identity. There is considerable diversity within the asexual community. Each person experiences things like relationships, attraction, and arousal somewhat differently. With an unofficial online headquarters at AVEN (The Asexuality Visibility and Education Network), asexuals are pushing their way into the mainstream. Yet many are troubled by this community. Why? Because it turns the conventional perception of sexuality and how we relate to it upside down. It challenges tradition, ideology and our sense of normative behavior. Asexuality: The Making of a Movement will profile four people who are trying to live their lives as asexuals. Each of these characters’ stories are at the heart of the asexual movement, and the stories are universal: How do you deal with life as an outsider?
We are in pre-production for this feature length documentary and are currently looking for subjects. Please email us.
Asexuality: The Making of a Movement News
You are invited!
Please join us for a fundraiser for Arts Engine’s next Big Mouth Film, Asexuality: The Making of a Movement. We are currently in production and need funding for some additional shoots in Vancouver and San Francisco. Please support this documentary film. It all comes back to you!
WHEN:
Thursday, December 4
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Flatbush Farm
76 St. Marks Avenue
Corner of Sixth Avenue and Flatbush
Park Slope, Brooklyn
PROGRAM:
Featuring emcee Giulia Rozzi (CNN, Stripped Stories)
Plus, a super-duper raffle and even a bake sale!
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour and a Half
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Comedy, Raffle and New Scenes Trailer
COST: Tickets are $25
Please RSVP to Jolene Pinder 646-230-6228, x222, jolene@artsengine.net.