WILD THINGS

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Adverts and media show images of white sanitary towels lightly soaked in cool-toned, blue-dyed liquids, surrounded by flowers and smiling women on roller-skates. But what about the bright-red reality of periods? Many are still embarrassed by it. Avoiding that inevitable moment when someone tells us periods are disgusting - as if we didn't already figure that one out the first time we bled through our leggings on the bus. 'Natural' and 'beautiful' are not synonymous. 'Natural' can be beastly and sticky, and we don't need to sugar coat our monthly cycles into pretty, yoga-doing, yoghurt-eating versions of themselves for it to be accepted and discussed in society. This is not a flowery tampon commercial; this is not yoga and ylang ylang; this is the wild side of the womb. Exploring what it means to bleed on repeat. To become in sync with your sisters. To bleed together. To howl together. To know that the womb is the belly of the beast.

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A collaborative short film (pilot version) exploring the grizzlier side of menstruation.

Available at: https://www.siblingcollaborative.co.uk/wildthings

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 Shown as part of the Witches & Bitches Series by Sibling Collaborative (Online, 2022) 

 Made in collaboration with Holly Worton & Sinead PG 

 Film credits include Aidan Kelly & Jazz Hutsby 

 Images from 'WILD THINGS'