Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Orgasm Inc. / Chicken and Egg Pictures presents ; an Astrea Media production ; a film by Liz Canner ; director, producer, editor and camera, Liz Canner.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Explores the strange science of female pleasure and reveals the warped mentality of the pharmaceutical and medical industries. Director Liz Canner embarks on a nine-year odyssey as she follows the companies who are racing to be the first to win FDA approval for a product to cure 'female sexual dysfunction.' The prize: billions of dollars in profits. Featuring illuminating footage and interviews with activists, doctors, and medical experts.

Subjects:

Pharmaceutical industry -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Pharmaceutical industry -- Economic aspects.

Sexual desire disorders -- Economic aspects.

Women -- Sexual behavior.

Drugs and sex.

Drugs -- Marketing.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Other Author:

Canner, Elizabeth.

Christie, Sandra (Sandra Marie)

Zagar, Jeremiah.

Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm)

Astrea Media (Firm)

First-Run Features (Firm)

Other Title:

Orgasm Incorporated

Subtitle from DVD menu screen: Strange science of female pleasure

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.

"A film by Liz Canner"--Container.

Special features: bonus scenes ; director's statement, director biography, take action: a resource guide, film fact sheet and resource list.

Editors, Sandra Christie, Jeremiah Zagar; music composed by Stephanie Olmanni, Alex Barnett and Don Glasgo.

DVD; NTSC.

In English.

Contents:

Introduction -- Clinical trial video -- Asking questions -- Disease mongering -- Who defines normal? -- Orgasmatron -- Direct to consumer ads -- Three women -- Crashing the conference -- FDA hearing.

ISBN:

9786314211189 : DVD

6314211182 : DVD

Publisher Number:

FRF914673D

FRF914673

FRF914727

Other Number:

725522525

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

972728

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 381.456151 Orgasm I