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  • DirectionMarielle Nitoslawska
  • Written byIolande Cadrin Rossignol, Marielle Nitoslawska
  • Original IdeaNathalie Collard, Pascale Navarro
  • PhotographyJacques Leduc
  • SoundCathy Compans
  • Edited byMonique Dartonne
  • MusicYves Laferri?re
  • Produced byNathalie Barton, Iolande Cadrin Rossignol, Arnaud Hantute

Coproduced by

InformAction

La Compagnie des Taxi-brousse France

Canal + France

Produced with the financial help of

Centre National de la Cin?matographie France

Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian Cable Industry - CFT: Licence Fee Program - Telefilm Canada : Equity Investment Program

Government of Canada The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit

Qu?bec Film and Television Tax Credit - Gestion SODEC

and the collaboration of

T?l?-Qu?bec

Press

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Un documentaire instructif, enrichissant, qui propose une vue d’ensemble intéressante, sans complaisance Marc Cassivi, La Presse.

Fort instructif Odile Tremblay, Le Devoir

Interesting, informative and amusing John Griffin, The Gazette

Festivals

Vancouver International Film Festival 2001

Festival Magnifico 2001 (Montr?al)

Hot Docs 2002 (Toronto)

INPUT Conference 2002 (Rotterdam)

Seattle International Film Festival - Women in Cinema 2002

Atlantic Film Festival 2002 (Halifax)

Avanca 2002 (Portugal)

Women in the Director?s Chair 2003 (Chicago)

Statement of intent

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Short summary

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Welcome to the burgeoning world of pornography as created and viewed by women. From sex-activists like Annie Sprinkle and controversial French filmmakers like Catherine Breillat, to feminist philosophers, sexologists and porn producers, Bad Girl takes a hard look at the overt representation of female sexuality and the taboos associated with it. It reveals intelligently and engagingly how far we've come and how far we've got to go.

Long summary

Welcome to the world of pornography as created and viewed by women. Bad Girl globetrots from Quebec to California, from Denmark to France and back again taking a hard look at the negative taboos associated with female sexuality.

From pro-porn sex-activists like Annie Sprinkle and controversial French filmmakers like Catherine Breillat, to feminist philosophers, sexologists and porn producers, the film raises important questions surrounding pornography and the burgeoning number of women behind the cameras.

Encompassing racy footage in the course of its own frank investigation of overt female sexuality, Bad Girl promotes thinking about the perspective of pornography, its functions, who's speaking in it, and to whom. It reveals intelligently and engagingly how far we've come and how far we've got to go.

Participants: Peter Aalbaeck Jensen, Bernard Arcand, Lene Borglum, Catherine Breillat, Jean-François Davy, Virginie Despentes, Benoîte Groult, Jane Hamilton, Nina Hartley, Luce Irigaray, Christi Lake, Véronique Lefay, Lisbeth Lynghoft, Bill Margold, Dr Carol Queen, Coralie Trinh Thi et Linda Williams.