Short Documentary

The documentary I chose was True Life I Can't Have Sex. The objective of this documentary is to show how something so small in life can scare and affect women's relationships. The three women in this documentary cannot have sex because of a physical condition. These 3 women cannot control their pelvic muscules so it hurts them to have intercourse. This affects their everyday lives because it causes them anxiety whether their boyfriends are going to leave them because of this condition or if they can even have a normal, intimate relationship. It also causes them stress in their relationships because Tali's boyfriend is getting tired and fed up because of this condition and that causes them to have relationship problems, that most likely led to their break up. Tamra was able to find a way to stop her pelvic pain and is not going to try to date until she can control her pain after surgery. Tess and her boyfriend worked together to try to fix this condition and her boyfriend is working with her and being understanding, which she is happy for because she does not think any other guy would put up with it.
The camera work in this documentary was pretty static. There were some changes in angles but it was mostly made up of stationary shots. They also used photos throughout the documentary. When the women went to their therapist appointments the camera would just follow the women around. The was no really variety in camera work.

The editing brought the audience in and is what made the audience pay attention. The editing style was not boring; it was very interesting because it went from one girl to another then went back to the first girl. This style did not divide the documentary up by girl but rather time in their lives. It showed all their struggles at one time then their success at one time. It also was interesting because you were able to see the different points of views of the women and people in their life. Although the women in this documentary are going through the same thing the effects of it are different. One girl is alone trying to find a relationship, another girl is struggling with her boyfriend and their relationship, and the other girl is able to be open with her boyfriend and he is supportive of her. The sound design was calm. It did not distract the audience from the documentary and was very subtle.