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Magical Caresses
202220 min 25 secSeries: Animation
Direction: Lori Malépart-Traversy
Production: Julie Roy (National Film Board of Canada)Christine Noël (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: Lori Malépart-Traversy
A production of the National Film Board of Canada.
Magical Caresses is a series of animated documentaries by Lori Malépart-Traversy, creator of the popular short film Le clitoris. A skillful blend of humour and confession, these four-minute episodes provide a range of female perspectives, taking a healthy and uninhibited approach to demystifying masturbation. The series’ source material is adapted from intimate accounts published in the Caresses magiques book series written and edited by Sarah Gagnon-Piché and Sara Hébert. Using the tremendous creative freedom afforded by animation, Malépart-Traversy tells these stories from a new angle, crafting a bold and insightful original series about solo sexuality.
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Subject categories
- Sexuality and Reproduction > Interpersonal RelationshipsSex Education Materials
- Women > Sexuality and Reproduction
Credits
- director
- Lori Malépart-Traversy
- writing
- Lori Malépart-Traversy
- inspiration
- Sarah Gagnon-Piché
- Sara Hébert
- producer
- Julie Roy
- Christine Noël
- line production
- Anne-Marie Bousquet
- Mylène Augustin
- animation
- Keyu Chen
- Lori Malépart-Traversy
- compositing
- Keyu Chen
- Lori Malépart-Traversy
- background design
- Céline Malépart
- Lori Malépart-Traversy
- editing
- Mélanie O'Bomsawin
- Sarah Fortin
- opening sequence
- Lori Malépart-Traversy
- Sara Hébert
- translation
- PMT
- subtitles
- PMT
- consultants
- Torill Kove
- Claude Cloutier
- Annie St-Pierre
- Nicola Lemay
- sound concept
- Marie-Pierre Grenier
- sound design
- Marie-Pierre Grenier
- foley
- Sam Mongeau
- music
- Frannie Holder
- vocals
- Frannie Holder
- music re-recording
- Benoit Bouchard
- sound recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- re-recording
- Jean Paul Vialard
- online editor
- Denis Pilon
- graphic design
- Cynthia Ouellet
- technical director
- Éric Pouliot
- Pierre Plouffe
- technical specialist - animation
- Yannick Grandmont
- technical coordinator
- Mira Mailhot
- Jean-François Laprise
- studio coordinator
- Laetitia Seguin
- Michèle Labelle
- administrator
- Karine Desmeules
- Diane Régimbald
- senior production coordinator
- Camila Blos
- marketing
- Judith Lessard-Bérubé
- Nathalie Guérard
- Geneviève Bérard
Awards
- Prix Fonds BellFestival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Short Form Non-Fiction SeriesWorld Media Festival
- Best Show (Docu-Show Section)Seriesland Web Fest Festival
Includes the following works
- Masturbation: A Short Story of a Great TabooLori Malépart-TraversyFilm3 min 56 sec
- Turquoise FishLori Malépart-TraversyFilm3 min 43 sec
- Big bangLori Malépart-TraversyFilm4 min 3 sec
- Sweet JesusLori Malépart-TraversyFilm3 min 58 sec
- PlayhouseLori Malépart-TraversyFilm3 min 45 sec