Semen Retention For A Better Tomorrow
2023 · 10m · USA
Directed by Alexandra Neuman
Genres: animation, experimental, surrealism
Tones: contemplative, provocative, surreal
A claymation feminine being reflects on a dispiriting sexual encounter, examining her partner's insecurities before a tongue-clicking snake leads her to a primordial creature offering wisdom. Patriarchy and climate collapse get tangled in poetic allegory.
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The scouts
Any film with this title is either a disaster or a small act of vandalism against the wellness-industrial complex. The allegory-via-clay route is the one I'd actually defend at a dinner party.
Claymation allegory weaponizing post-coital disappointment into ecological-feminist parable is exactly the squishy political body-horror lineage of Bruce Bickford crossed with Suzan Pitt's Asparagus. That's serious craft territory.
Claymation musical weaponizing post-coital disappointment into ecological-feminist allegory, with a tongue-clicking snake leading to a primordial wisdom-creature — the Bickford / Suzan Pitt lineage is rare air. Bold material.
Reviews
Thoughtfully enigmatic, Neuman's film embraces allegory and mystery in a poetic serenade of frustration.