World Premiere of Orgasm Inc at Hot Docs Film Festival
Two screenings, both followed by a Q&A with the director Liz Canner
Saturday, May 2, 1 pm, Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West (Toronto)
Tuesday, May 5, 1:30 pm, Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West (Toronto)
Admission: $12
In this shocking and hilarious documentary Orgasm Inc., filmmaker Liz Canner takes a job editing erotic videos for a pharmaceutical company's drug trial. Her employer is developing what they hope will be the first female "Viagra" that wins FDA approval, to treat a new disease: Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD). Liz gains permission to film the company for her own documentary. She soon begins to suspect that her employer, along with other medical companies, might be trying to take advantage of women (and potentially endanger their health) in pursuit of billion dollar profits. Orgasm Inc. is a powerful look inside the medical industry and the marketing campaigns that are literally and figuratively reshaping our everyday lives around health, illness, desire and that ultimate moment: orgasm.
- Alice
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