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Under Wraps

Directed by Teresa MacInnes
Canada, 1998 (documentary, 56 minutes, colour, English)
Under Wraps
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)

Film Description:
"Most female mammals menstruate, and yet the subject of menstruation is rarely discussed openly. Under Wraps takes viewers to eight cities across North America to see how attitudes towards menstruation are manifested in popular culture today. Writer Judy Blume, controversial artist Judy Chicago and Museum of Menstruation curator Harry Finley bring a taboo subject out from under wraps in a way that proves fascinating and relevent to both women and men. [...]"
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Penny Wheelwright
Produced by: Penny Wheelwright, Teresa MacInnes, Jennifer Torrance
Narrator: Helen Shaver
Cinematography: Kent Nason
Film Editing: Janice Brown
Music: Julie Blue
Production Company: Starry Night Productions, National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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