Searching for G

Protected: Searching For G TRAILER

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Liz on QTV

info — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:57:19 +0000

Watch Liz’s recent appearance on QTV, speaking about Vaginas 411, in Quicktime 7 and Flash FLV format:

Donate By Mail

info — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:53:59 +0000

ALL DONATIONS ARE FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE!

We are graciously accepting contributions by mail. Please send your check, made out to CINETRIBE, with “G SPOT” in the memo section:

Cinetribe, Inc.
21 Bellevue Road
New Haven, CT 06511

All contributions are tax-deductible through our fiscal agent, Cinetribe,
a 501c3 non-profit corporation. Upon making a contribution, you will receive
a thank you letter, as proof of your donation, in the mail.

REJECTION #1

info — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:14:57 +0000

Almost everyone who has tried to sell an idea, book, painting, etc. knows the sting of rejection. I have not been let out of this creative professional rite of passage, though I do take comfort in the rationalization that the work I do–vagina work, mostly–is important to me because these topics are taboo. The very banal, I thought, word ‘vagina’ is extremely aggravating to some people, especially women who have threatened to call the police where our book is dislayed.

I thought I would find plenty of allies in this radical (?) work that I’m doing–”women’s” media outlets, magazines, sex boutiques, etc., but that’s not been the case. Below is an excerpt of the first pass I’ve received on this project, from a women’s television network. It may or may not be the honest reason for her rejection, but it certainly is interesting:

“…these are the toughest kind of documentaries to get
sponsor behind. They’ll sponsor a movie on Lifetime about rape, but
nothing to do with female orgasms…..what a great Puritanical history
we have.“

Why Should I Give YOU Money?

info — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 16:13:04 +0000

Great Question. And let me be the first to say that if you’re clutching your last twenty bucks, and debating: “Hmmm… children of Africa…

or G Spot Documentary,”

I know a GREAT organization in Mozambique that could really use your money.

However, if you’ve got $100 bucks burning a hole in your pocket, this film is a worthy cause.

everyone

As a corollary, this film will open the floodgates of sexual clarity and frankness. Women will pleasure themselves! Men will be more adept lovers! New partners will communicate freely in bed!

Protected: The Science Behind The Myth

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Adventures in Editing

info — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 20:22:16 +0000

So the whole point of shooting all that footage in Italy was so that we would have something to show at our first fundraiser–a “launch party” for the film. I needed an editor who could help me pull 3 hours of footage into a solid 4 minute presentation in one day of work.

For those of you who have never worked in video (like,let’s see here, me) it might sound easy to cull a good 4 minutes out of 3 hours. The rest of you know that it’s actually quite difficult to pull off something compelling with that scant amount of material and in only one day, there would be little time to augment with stills and flashy effects.

I needed a man who could work within those parameters and throw in a little bit of magic. And that man is Matt Grzan.

Look at the fire in his eyes!
This guy is good and he stuck around for 15 hours until it was finished. The preliminary trailer on this site is the one we worked on together. It’s password protected, but if you email me, I’ll give you the password. Because you’re special.

(Psst! Contact Matt at Mattgrzan@mac.com)

The Fountains of Italy

info — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:05:14 +0000

After we finished the interview, Rennaud (who speaks several languages) volunteered to come with us to talk to people on the streets of Rome. We selected the Piazza della Repubblica, famous for its highly suggestive fountain.

Tackling on street interviews is a challenge for anyone, but when you’re trying to get people to talk about the G Spot, on camera, it’s especially hard. We had people from five different countries hear what we were asking about and laugh in our faces before running away. Out of about 25 interviews, almost everyone knew about the G Spot. When asked to define it, we got 25 very different answers, including:

“It’s the spot for maximum happiness and serenity.”

“I don’t know, but I think it’s something to do with pleasure. In both boys and girls.”

“My friend told me it’s named G because of the way you have to go to catch it.”

About 15 definitely thought it existed. 1 thought it was a fabrication of “an American psychologist.” 1 older German gentleman had no idea what we were talking about.

Ciao, Italia!

info — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:41:15 +0000

When I decided to fly to Italy to surprise my mother for her birthday, I’ll admit, the film was the farthest thing from my mind. That’s why I have a producer–to ruin my vacation.

Ron reminded me that a scientist who specializes in G Spot research teaches, studies, and lives right outside of Rome, whose work caught the attention of
BBC.

I would not be deterred by the fact that I only had one week to plan my first shoot, and that it would coincidentally take place abroad. I tapped everyone who might know someone in Europe who had once operated a digital video camera, and found a lovely French guy named Rennaud. My boyfriend would be my producer and sound guy. The rest was up to me.

Luckily, Professor Jannini turned out to be quite lovely, smart, very Italian, and he wore a charming bow tie (not shown below).

He welcomed us into his home, which included a wall of apropos but still-amusing books (”Vagina Politics” to “Sex for Dummies”) and a quiver full of epees that seemed all too metaphoric for a man who studies vaginal orgasms. No surprise, he had lots of interesting things to say…

1. There may be a biochemical reason why lesbians report higher rates of G Spot-havingness due to the fact that they tend to have higher testosterone levels in their blood stream (Jannini bent over backwards to stress that these levels do not indicate disease of any kind).

2. When pressed, he estimated that approximately 15% of women have G Spots–not a very high number. And ejaculation is even rarer.

My favorite quote of the day:

“Women without G Spot think that every woman has a G Spot. Women WITH a G Spot think that every woman has a G Spot. Both are wrong.”

The Launch Party!

info — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:49:27 +0000

November 17 from 7-9pm
430 East 86th Street #3F
New York, NY 10028

Our immediate goal is to produce a 10-minute trailer (short film). Without the trailer, we won’t be able to entice a big movie company into funding the rest of this feature-length project. One way to get this initial cash is host bingo parties in my basement (Michael Moore did this to raise money for “Roger and Me”). Since I don’t have a basement, I’m asking you directly. And at least this way you get a tax deduction and your name in the credits.