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IDFA 2020

Foreplay

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Anne van Campenhout
Netherlands
2019
15 min
World Premiere
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The most uncomfortable but also the most exciting subject for school kids has to be sex education. Foreplay shows what these classes are like at five Dutch junior high schools. The filmmakers focus on the reactions of the young teenagers, who snigger and make wisecracks, but also listen with curiosity, while the teachers generally take a cheerful, no-nonsense approach. They talk about genital anatomy, and the kids unroll condoms onto fake penises and pass on liquids in plastic cups to simulate STDs.

In interviews, the students answer questions like “Are you looking forward to it?”, and “Do boys realize if a girl doesn’t want to do it?” And what do they think about pornography? They also talk about sexting and sharing revenge porn. Many have no sexual experience yet, but they’ve undoubtedly seen it all online. They are often frank, sometimes surprising, and disarmingly naive and streetwise at the same time.

Credits
Director
Editing
    Albert Markus jr.,
    Patrick Schonewille
Sound
    Diego van Uden,
    Leleane Lindenaar
    Diego van Uden,
    Leleane Lindenaar
Involved TV Channel
    VPRO
    VPRO
Screening copy
    mint film office
    mint film office