In one of the most arresting scenes in the documentary, Hussein demonstrates, with a clay model, the three progressively disfiguring cuts to girls’ genitals. Rather than sexual pleasure, the women discuss patriarchal constraints on women’s sexuality. The issues they confront are not new, yet the stories of their radicalization are engaging, and Miller’s deft editing and objective approach result in a surprisingly intimate and life-affirming film. All are survivors of rape or other forms of sexual assault. Swiss filmmaker Barbara Miller’s documentary “#Female Pleasure” interweaves profiles of five feminist activists: American author Deborah Feldman, born into a New York City Hasidic community Somali émigré Leyla Hussein, a female genital mutilation victim and psychotherapist in London Japanese manga artist Rokudenashiko Bavarian scholar Doris Wagner, a former nun and Vithika Yadav, an Indian sex education publisher in Delhi.Įach provides an insider view of the unique brand of misogyny that informs their respective cultures.
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