An interrogation of the the cultural and medical side effects of suppression before 'the curse' disappears.

Synopsis

PERIOD: THE END OF MENSTRUATION? addresses trends in birth control which allow women and young girls to stop their periods for months and years at a time. Utilizing methods of direct cinema, cinema verite, and poetic construction, Period highlights health practitioners, cultural critics, and a variety of women from around the country who fall on different sides of the menstrual suppression debate. Several of these individuals impact the future of menstruation trends while others are directly affected by these trends. A handful of participants engage with menstruation to construct their gendered identity.