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Orgasm Inc. / Chicken and Egg Pictures presents ; an Astrea Media production ; a film by Liz Canner ; director, producer, editor and camera, Liz Canner.
LIBRA DVD 018 715
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pharmaceutical industry--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Pharmaceutical industry.
- Pharmaceutical industry--Economic aspects.
- Sexual desire disorders--Economic aspects.
- Sexual desire disorders.
- Women--Sexual behavior.
- Women.
- Drugs and sex.
- Drugs--Marketing.
- Drugs.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Orgasm Incorporated
- Place of Publication:
- [United States?] : First Run Features, [2011?]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Clinical trial video
- Asking questions
- Disease mongering
- Who defines normal?
- Orgasmatron
- Direct to consumer ads
- Three women
- Crashing the conference
- FDA hearing.
- Credits:
- Music composed by Stephanie Olmanni, Alex Barnett and Don Glasgo.
- 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.
- OCLC:
- 725522525
- Publisher Number:
- 720229914673
- FRF914673D First Run Features
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