Body Parts

Kristy Guevara-Flanagan / United States / 2022 / Czech Premiere / 86 min.

synopsis

In the #MeToo era, Hollywood is portrayed as a toxic environment that uses various forms of coercion to get actresses to strip on camera. In her interview series with Jane Fonda and other stars, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan gives women an active role. She gives them a face, a voice, and the feelings that were denied them. Through a wealth of archival material, it also explores the forms of representation of the female body in the American film industry. We follow the work of sex choreographers and coaches who master the techniques of simulating a sexual act or creating the illusion of intimacy during filming. Women are both victims and co-creators of an environment that fetishizes their bodies and turns them into erotic objects.

“Body Parts looks at the making of Hollywood ‘sex’ scenes from a kaleidoscopic range of perspectives, and traces how a cinematic legacy of exploitation and ingenuity has shaped the entertainment industry and its audiences.”

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Source: https://womenandhollywood.com/tribeca-2022-women-directors-meet-kristy-guevara-flanagan-body-parts/

biography

Kristy Guevara-Flanagan is an American filmmaker and educator. She teaches at the University of California School of Theater, Film and Television. For nearly two decades, she has explored themes of gender and representation, as in her feature debut Going on 13 (2009) and Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines. Her short documentary Águilas (2021) was shortlisted for the Oscars.