Human Growth: Second Edition

Asking For It: the Ethics & Erotics of Sexual Consent

February 2010 •English

The line between sexual consent and sexual coercion is not always as clear as it seems -- and according to Harry Brod, this is exactly why we should approach our sexual interactions with great care. Brod, a professor of philosophy and leader in the pro-feminist men's movement, offers a unique take on the problem of sexual assault, one that complicates the issue even as it clarifies the bottom-line principle that consent must always be explicitly granted, never simply assumed. In a nonthreatening, non-hectoring discussion that ranges from the meanings of "yes" and "no" to the indeterminacy of silence to the way alcohol affects our ethical responsibilities, Brod challenges young people to envision a model of sexual interaction that is most erotic precisely when it is most thoughtful and empathetic.

Man & Wife: An Educational Film for Married Adults

August 1969 •English

Hosted by some unnamed escapee from a twelve-step program, Man and Wife, moves from anatomy charts and Asian erotic art into actual footage of two couples demonstrating nearly fifty different sexual positions.

My Name is Clitoris

October 2019 •French

This documentary film is a dialogue between young women about female sexuality. Addressing the subject with freedom, courage and humor, they share their stories and experiences with the desire to change the world around them and to assert their right as women to an informed sexual education, free of constraints and taboos.

Puberty: Sexual Education For Boys and Girls

January 1991 •Dutch

This sex education movie explore themes of body development, sexual hygiene, masturbation, menstruation, puberty, sex and giving birth.

Pinoy Kamasutra

January 2006 •Tagalog

Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!

November 1927 •German

A documentary by Magnus Hirschfeld, which contains a shortened version of Different From the Others (1919).

More About the Language of Love

September 1970 •Swedish

In this explicit sex education film based on clinical research made by American and Swedish doctors, a panel of experts in the field of sex education discuss various aspects of human sexuality. The film deals with and demonstrates all kinds of problems related to sexual relationships.

Saying No

September 1982 •English

Saying No is an early 1980s educational film produced by Crommie & Crommie that, true to the title, presents a process for young women to successfully decline advances from the opposite sex.

Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film

April 2025 •German

In recent years, Hollywood productions have turned away from sensuality. Is the sex scene on the verge of extinction or reinvention? Alongside film professionals and researchers, this documentary deciphers a trend that speaks volumes about the evolution of the industry and our societies.

Growing Up

January 1971 •English

Freedom of expression and sexual liberation might have defined the 1960s but by 1971 the British education system was far from ready for Dr Cole's explicit series A New Approach to Sex Education. Made as a teaching aid for use in schools an universities, the Growing Up was unprecedented in its depictions of erect penises, un-simulated masturbation and intercourse to describe the development of the human body and sexuality to students.

The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style

March 1978 •English

A tongue-in-cheek sex education documentary covering a different subject for each letter of the alphabet, e.g. A is for Anatomy, B is for Babies, etc.

The Clitoris: Forbidden Pleasure

January 2004 •French

Topics about female sexuality are growing in popularity. Magazines and talk shows all discuss it. Yet a fair percentage of women are said to suffer from female sexual dysfunction. While male sexual problems have traditionally received the most publicity, only recently has research begun into the problems that plague female sexuality. This film looks at the medical, cultural, psychological and relational reasons for women's dysfunction, and explores female arousal and its anatomical basis.

What's the Film About?

April 2024 •English

During a camping weekend, Indian filmmaker Poorva Bhat tries to find the right way to discuss consent with her two children. In the intimacy of the tent, the three find the safe space needed to explore together the innocence or otherwise of looks and gestures, both in everyday life and in the cinema.

Language of Love XYZ

June 1971 •Swedish

A group of experts discuss sex and relations. Different couples demonstrate and have sex in various ways under guidance of a sex therapist.

Jessica Drake's Guide to Wicked Sex: The Art of Striptease

September 2014 •English

Want to become more body confident, learn some sensual dance moves, and spice up your love life? Join me, Wicked Pictures Contract Performer and Sex Educator Jessica Drake, to explore The Art of Striptease. You'll learn everything from getting dressed to taking it off, how to perfect your walk of seduction, how to give him a great lap dance, and even some beginning pole tricks!

The Birth

May 1981 •English

An education documentary that takes you through the process of birthing to puberty.

It Could Happen to You

November 1976 •English

An educational film about the perils associated with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The drama is interspersed with scenes of a medical adviser directly addressing the camera giving advice and information about STDs.

Sticky: A (Self) Love Story

February 2016 •English

"Sticky" is everything your mother was too embarrassed to tell you about masturbation, in one stimulating documentary. Full of candid interviews from celebrated figures to everyday people, health care professionals, sex therapists, zoologists, anthropologists, and religious figures, this feature length doc answers age-old questions like: What is masturbation? Will it make me go blind? Is it "normal"? Is it wrong? And why are we so afraid to be caught in the act? In a world where confusion about sexuality remains at the root of so many societal problems - rape, sexual abuse, and the threat of sexually transmitted diseases - "Sticky" will help shatter misconceptions and myths surrounding this intimate aspect of human sexuality.

Any Evening After Work

December 1930 •English

A man contracts a sexually transmitted disease, but is reluctant to seek medical help - until a no-nonsense lecture about the risks he is taking forces him to change his mind.

The Mystery of Marriage

September 1931 •English

The courtship rituals of animals and plants are compared to those of contemporary society, with educational and frequently humorous results.