Some behind the scenes footage of my film #HideHerself, a short film that follows the day of a grief-stricken preteen girl and her father as they fail to communicate over an instance regarding the girl’s period. The young girl, having just lost her mother, is unaware of the changes taking place and is afraid to seek solace from her distant and mourning father. This story is a very natural and raw approach to start breaking apart the taboo surrounding menstruation. It is a simple observation of the reality in which this girl and her father exist and a reflection of what is experienced by half of the population, yet, is rarely cinematically documented in an honest and innocent way. It is a powerful comment on the lost human connections we face because of restrictions forced on us through gender binaries.
