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A Sexplanation
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = A Sexplanation
| image = ASEXPLANATION POSTER QUOTES.png
| caption = Film poster
| director = Alex Liu
| producer = Steven Flynn
| writer = Alex Liu, Leonardo Neri
| starring = Alex Liu
| music = Moritz Schmittat
| cinematography = Brian Emerick
| editing = Brian Emerick, Alex Liu
| studio = Herra Productions
| released =
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
'A Sexplanation' is a 2021 American documentary film directed by and starring Alex Liu, a Chinese American independent filmmaker. Liu's film follows him traveling the United States and Canada to uncover what good sex education looks like. The film includes conversations with researchers and educators at the Kinsey Institute, Planned Parenthood, and San Francisco Sex Information.
Release
'A Sexplanation' had its world premiere at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival from March 2030, 2021 winning the Audience Award for Feature Documentary.
The film had its international premiere at the Inside Out LGBTQ Film Festival May 27-June 6, 2021 in Toronto, where it also won the Audience Award for Feature Documentary.
Reception
Randy Myers of 'The Mercury News' wrote, "[Liu] makes a charming guide ... Breezy and engaging," KQED arts critic Michael Fox said "'A Sexplanation' is an irreverent, informative and disarming road trip ... and deserves to be disseminated as widely as possible," and Pat Mullen of POV Magazine wrote the movie was "Fun, informative, and sex-positive ... A Sexplanation unabashedly puts the "d" in doc."
Gary Kramer from Salon reviewed the film saying, "Alex Liu's smart, lively, and thoughtful documentary about sex education both his in particular and America's in general. Liu's goal is to talk honestly and even vulnerably, about sex, and he covers topics ranging from masturbation and pornography to taboo fantasies to demystify sex and the shame often associated with it. It is through his discussions with his own parents, as well as sex educators and researchers and even a Catholic priest that he normalizes dialogue about a topic most folks would prefer not to discuss. 'A Sexplanation' is certainly a conversation starter, and like the numerous interviewees, the ingratiating Liu treats the topic respectfully, and with a healthy curiosity, which is why it is so gratifying.
References
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