Orgasm: The Faces of Ecstasy
Product ID: 15280380
From the producer (Blank Tapes): In 2004, 22 adults in the San Francisco Bay Area, ages 22 to 68, agreed to be filmed having orgasms. They did it for personal reasons, for political reasons, because it seemed like fun, because they wanted to indulge their exhibitionism. They came alone, with partners, with eyes open, eyes shut, quietly, whispering expletives, heads thrown back. And we captured them in their most intimate moments--from the shoulders up. Directed by Libido magazine founders Marianna Back and Jack Hafferkamp and produced by Good Vibrations founder Joani Blank, this film is in some ways the opposite of pornography. There’s nothing explicit, no genitalia: only expressions of intense pleasure and joy. Authentic, intimate, and deeply erotic, this film is recommended for sex educators, the pre-orgasmic, the already orgasmic, couples, singles, and anyone with an interest in sex and sexuality. And there’s more! The film also contains pre-orgasm and post-orgasm interviews with the participants and commentary from sexologist Carol Queen and erotic photographer David Steinberg. A full hour of Extras includes extended footage of several of the participants, and a number of excerpts from the original Faces of Ecstasy, created several years earlier by Joani Blank and friends.
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Very real!!!
If this isn't real I would be shocked. I don't think these shorts could be acted out so realistically.
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The liberation of our orgasms
I am a sex educator and sex counselor.The common issues of anorgasmic women are oftentimes related to the fear of losing control - the fear of letting go. In all my years of working with women, I wish I had had "Faces" to show. How very valuable and beneficial the sharing of such moments is for women who themselves have not been able to relate to their own bodies and accept their innate sexuality."Faces" praises diversity as well as uniformity. People's ingrained sexuality is uniform, what we choose to do with it is not. In "Faces", sexuality is there, it comes through with accuracy, through individual expression, at times it even comes through in a comic manner- yet what comes through most brilliantly is the message that with self-acceptance, your sexuality will enable you to let go of taboos, sexual myths, and norms to express that which is truly ours alone: our orgasm. Orgasm is not our sole form of sexual expression, but with the acceptance of our bodies as bodies that can orgasm we open ourselves up to much more. This comes through in the eyes of those looking into the camera saying to the world: You can, too! Just try it!Much can be learned by observing others; to learn from the experience of others is educational; viewing people loosing control in this way, is educational as well. Sadly, our social construct doesn't enable us to have the opportunity to share in this manner, to witness each other during the moment of orgasm. Most people don't get the opportunity to observe others having an orgasm. Yet, how liberating an activity that so few dare!Unlike the messages in Porn films, which oftentimes leave the observer feeling inferior because he/she is not able to perform in "that" manner, the message in "Faces" is: That's me -I must look like that! There is no one right way to have an orgasm and there is no model that one needs to copy. This is such a valuable message. WE can do it our way and it's the right way. We can use a vibrator or not. We can be big or small. We can be loud or quiet. We can be funny or serious. We can take a long time or be quick. We can have a long orgasm or a short one. Whatever it is we like to do is simply undisputed.Bravo to "Faces".
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