Semen Retention For A Better Tomorrow
From the Archives
•
Animation, Fantasy, 17-Aug-2023
A feminine being reflects on a dispiriting sexual experience. Alexandra Neuman directs “Semen Retention For A Better Tomorrow,” a claymation musical that displays a colorful landscape of flora and fauna while reckoning with the patriarchy and the climate crisis. After making love, the woman reflects in song about the insecurities and hypocrisy of her male partner. Seeking some form of catharsis, she encounters a tongue clicking snake that leads her to the head of a primordial creature who offers wisdom. Thoughtfully enigmatic, Neuman’s film embraces allegory and mystery in a poetic serenade of frustration. -Jinho Myung. Director, Writer, Animator: Alexandra Neuman. Composer: Lily Breshears. Sound Design: Ryan Carlile. Colorist: John Davidson.
Up Next in From the Archives
-
Stay at Home Movie
While stuck at home during lockdown, a Russian woman living in L.A. ponders how to stay busy and convince herself everything’s okay. “Stay At Home Movie,” made by Sasha Lebedeva — she writes, shoots, edits, color grades, and stars — is a simple but stylish self-portrait of boredom and restlessnes...
-
Trailer | Your Final Meditation
-
A-Men
A young Jewish woman sleeps with a series of Catholic men and forgets the Mourner's Kaddish. Ava Burka writes, directs, and stars in “A-Men,” a fourth-wall-breaking dramatic comedy that explores the sexual escapism of its defiant character. We meet Esther as she explains her recent forays with Ja...
