Ask the Sexpert

A longtime sex advice columnist gains popularity against the backdrop of a ban on comprehensive sex education in schools recently adopted by approximately 1/3 of India’s states.

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Series
Doc World
Premiere Date
September 10, 2018
Length
60 minutes
Funding Initiative
Open Call
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    2017 New Orleans Film Festival-Best Documentary Award
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    Producer/Director

    Vaishali Sinha

    Vaishali Sinha is the director/producer of award-winning feature documentaries Made in India and Ask the Sexpert. Her films have shown on PBS, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Kanopy. She is an alumna of Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center. And co-founder of the Color Congress supported Bitchitra Collective: Indian Women in Documentary Film.

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    Producer

    Mridu Chandra

    Mridu Chandra is a New York-based filmmaker and producer of award-winning documentaries and fiction films that cover topics of civil rights, environmental and racial justice, and gender equality. Recent projects include producing Becoming Cousteau (BAFTA nominee for Best Documentary) and Cured (Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Research).

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    The Film

    Ask the Sexpert is the story of a highly popular sex columnist for a daily newspaper in India. Despite sex being a taboo topic in that country, the column’s brand of non-moralistic advice and humor has emboldened many to write in with their questions, the vast majority of whom seek basic information. The columnist gains popularity even while a ban on comprehensive sex education in schools is adopted by approximately a third of India’s states.

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