Film and TV are slick with blood and guts, but periods? Still taboo
by Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times
Feb 22, 2019
4 minutes
There are many reasons to be happy that "Period. End of Sentence." is nominated for an Oscar.
The title alone is a breakthrough - the last time I saw a film with a menstruation marquee was in health class. And Rayka Zehtabchi's short documentary examines the damage such cultural omission can do in a way that is quite specific and also completely universal.
The story of how a machine that makes sanitary pads came to a small village in India and changed the lives of the women living there is both a grim reminder of the basic obstacles millions of women still face in this world - only
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