Shows: 3/11 2:30 PM (Cam 12), 3/12 10:00 AM (Cam 12)

“The O Tapes” is not a film for the prudish. According to a recent study, approximately 43% of American women will experience difficulty reaching orgasm some time in their lives, and this film sets out to understand why. Unblushing interviews with women ranging from 18 to 85 years old cover sexual dysfunction, sex toys, kink, the good girl/bad girl dichotomy, and everything in between. The film approaches the touchy and difficult subject matter with a light touch, including humor with the science and letting the women speak for themselves.
Director Chris Arnold offers viewers a film that delves into the nature of female sexuality without being salacious or condemning. History, culture, science, and anecdote blend together to provide a fascinating overview of this complicated subject. Most importantly, the women are given the majority of the screen time and simply allowed to tell their stories, which are by turns shocking, hilarious, touching, and tragic. Students of feminism, culture, human sexuality, and any related subjects should definitely see this, and anyone who is a woman or who might want to have sex with a woman at some point probably should too — though what they see might shock or surprise them.
Note: this film includes graphic images of both male and female reproductive organs and may be considered unsuitable for children under 16.