Period Drama - Animated Short Film

"Period Drama" - Animated Short Film by Lauryn Anthony and Anushka Tina Nair
When young Georgiana Crimsworth finds blood on her sheets and thinks she's dying, she spirals into fear imagining what's going to happen to her body.
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Produced at Ringling College of Art and Design by
Lauryn Anthony
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Anushka Tina Nair
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Music & Sound by AudioBrew
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Music by Amanda Duran
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Music Production by Adam Traister
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Supervising Sound Editor - Kokoy Amante
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Dialogue Editor - Richard Adams
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Sound Editor / Foley Artist - Nathan Lienau
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Re-recording Mixer - Richard Adams
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Audio Director - Adam Traister
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Voice of Georgiana - Bekka Goldstein @bekkadraws
Voice of Narrator - Joanne Lichtenstein
Voice of Mrs. Crimsworth - Olivia Coucci @theartfulolive
© Lauryn Anthony and Anushka Nair 2022

[@fatcat1414]

"It's your body's way of preparing to be with child" is an infinitely better explanation than "You're a woman now."

[@Hufflepuff_cookie]

Yes! One of my friends (at the time) got hers a while before I did and she texted me 'I'm a woman now!' I responded with a confused congrats lol it took her explaining it more for me to realize what she meants

[@epicuniverse5892]

Or your growth is proper

[@nos9784]

"it's your body's way of preparing to be with child" can still be pretty scary, most 11 year olds don't wanna be pregnant _right now_... I guess more and better words exist, and will be used outside of short films :)

[@fatcat1414]

@@nos9784 Well it's a more scientific way to explain it, and hopefully it comes paired with the knowledge you can't become pregnant by yourself.

[@taylerkolin3075]

@@fatcat1414 I mean, if were going for a more scientific way to explain it, a parent could explain about the uterine wall shedding. It is better than "youre a woman", but people who have periods aren't always able to have children, at least not in the conventional way, so it's not 100% accurate.

[@sapphirewingthefurrycritic985]

Well that is exactly what a kid would expect during that era.

[@mehduck]

Well I'm not

[@roxassora2706]

I thought I was pregnant when I had mine.

[@jessicahay9305]

I don't think so, after all, that's how they decided if a girl was "marriagable age". She'd likely know quite well what was going to happen and either be very excited about it or dreading it.

[@Zhansaya1997]

​@@jessicahay9305 My mother had her first period in 1970 and she thought she was dying. She lived in a remote village. P.S. My English is bad

[@PhineasFerb001]

@@Zhansaya1997 No it’s not lol

[@garyjust1622]

The true imagination of an eleven year old. Great animation!

[@jaygooese4242]

This animated show can be dark at times

[@carrad123456]

Yes I found way too dark for 11 year old, why so much drama, And why bring conversation on child in picture• that biology can be left to 15 year olds, just say your body is moving from child to adult form slowly, this is one step

[@IlmurOsp]

@@carrad123456 uh no? what the hell? kids should know about puberty and all the changes before it happens, it's completely pointless to teach girls about periods, years after they've already started. 11 year olds need to know what it is, otherwise it can be extremely traumatic.

[@ommie_]

@@carrad123456 lmao what? it’s one thing if they dont know about periods and theyre asking about it, but they legit have their period. whatre you gonna do, not tell them why they’re bleeding from their fucking from their uterus? “why am i feeling pains” “it just happens”, “why am i bleeding” “it just happens”. i am fuming rn

[@carrad123456]

Calm down!! periods generally are happening between 12 to 15 in circles I socialise with, which when I read in comments is way too late for many cultures where 9 year olds are getting periods• When period happen what is more required is to get empathetic care for pains and care for management of sanitary stuff for first 6 to 7 periods or may be couple of years depending upon child 's level of management • that is what needs to be first and foremost priority• Secongly child will ask why I am getting period , to drive straight to you are getting ready for child bearing looks too much to me• for why best answer is your body is changing , see you got public hair, underarm hair, your chest area is showing signal of growth , similarly internal organs mimic pattern of adulthood• all you elderly sisters znd aunts get it• I don't think child need so much info at that stage• Once child is around 14 , 15 , then she can be told how periods have linkage to child birth• No sex till marriage or atleast till late teenage like 18 or 19 is still practice in many cultures so I don't see any harm in telling linkage at 14 or 15• But in cultures where sexual activity is seen ok by society for under 15 girls , or sexual grooming by sexual predators is found rampant and very young girls are targetted then may be telling everything would be ok•

[@hw5638]

Parents who don't prepare girls for their first period are cruel. It's a scary, painful, smelly, bloody experience. Spare the scare and be honest about what to expect BEFORE it happens.

[@yubima]

To be onest i was told how and why it was going to happen at least since 8-9. Still freaked out when i went to the bathroom and my underwear was red. My mom just told me " you got your period" i was " ...ah, rigth".

[@Midnight3Wonder]

I couldn't agree with that more. I'm really lucky that my mom prepared me for it. If she hadn't, I would have screamed and caused quite the scene in school when I got my first period. Step up from that, she even informed my brother about it when we got a scare of me starting early. Good thing she did tell my brother about it, too. I was such a mess with my period to the point of being sick for days and needing extra help. This knowledge and experience of helping me and my sister with our periods even helped my brother be prepared when his first date with a girl went awry because of her period. What could have turned into a disaster of a date turned into one of the most romantic first dates I had ever heard about as my brother helped her get back to his place safely from a failed hiking date, gave her some spare clothes, and sat down with her to relax and watch movies together. As much as we girls need to be prepared, it's also a really good idea to prepare the young men in our lives for such things. Whether they have girlfriends, have a wife, have any female friends, have sisters, or have daughters, it's always a good idea to prepare boys for such things as having an understanding can be very important.

[@skootergirl22]

​@yubima I was taught in school about my periods it was primary (UK). I remember a teacher by the name of Mrs Smith, who was American had the boys and girls separated to teach us about body changes between the genders (this was duing the 90s so a lot changed) we had a nurse that told us girls about periods and we were given a "goody bag" with a leaflet and a pad to practice with. My mum did give me and my sister guidance on the matter since she signed the permission slip

[@Midnight3Wonder]

@@skootergirl22 Yeah, I heard about the whole "separate boys and girls to talk about body changes" thing. Honestly, in hindsight, it's such a stupid idea. However, I don't think we EVER had a class about these body changes in my school. The only things we really talked about in health classes at my school were the dangers of smoking and drugs and to keep up proper diet and exercise. Hot tip for when you deal with nasty cramps during periods: peppermints are your friends! It sounds stupid, I realize that. I thought my mom was out of her mind recommended them to me during a particularly bad cycle that left me writhing in pain and puking from the nausea. The last thing I thought I needed was anything remotely sweet even when I'm usually such a sweet tooth. It was apparently a tip she learned from her sister whose daughter suffered from horrible tummy aches. Apparently there's some kind of chemical used in the production of peppermints that massive helps to relieve stomach aches and cramps. Even with that assurance, however, I was still very reluctant. Eventually, though, I got so desperate for any form of relief from my pain that I decided to try it. The relief I felt as I took it was unbelievable! Ever since then, I always make sure I have a plentiful supply of peppermints whenever it's about to be that time of the month.

[@dragonladyk5331]

It is definitely terrifying when you know nothing and it happens. When I first got mine, I never noticed the red but did have brown stains from where the blood had dried. I was punished for months because my Mum thought I had just suddenly decided to stop wiping myself properly. I found out the truth at the beach when there were stains in my bathing suit and she finally realized what was happening.... but before telling me she broke down into a sobbing mess, likely from guilt, which just scared me more. My 10 year old son has been taught what a period is since his best friend is a girl, that way he'll know how to handle it and be helpful rather than freak out.

[@girl1213]

Considering the time this story takes place...Georgiana's fears aren't all that out there sadly. She's lucky she even has her mother. Childbirth was much more fatal back then and unexplained deaths weren't uncommon either. Poor girl.

[@amethyst_cat9532]

She's also quite lucky to HAVE her period that young, it means she's in good health and is well-fed enough to have the body fat necessary for puberty and menstruation to start. If she's got all that then she's likely to live a long life so long as her socioeconomic status doesn't change and any future pregnancies go well

[@skootergirl22]

As soon they bleed, they're ready to breed terrible times back then. Thank god we don't follow those laws

[@amethyst_cat9532]

@@skootergirl22 Not necessarily! While child marriage was far more common back then, it was mostly among nobility and more symbolic than anything else, far different from how we think of marriage today. (Nobility also tended to marry younger than their peasant- and merchant-class counterparts.) Even in arranged marriages, families typically made sure that the potential betrothed actually liked each other, usually by encouraging them to meet up under supervision. In the cases where girls as young as Georgiana WERE married to grown men, contracts were typically drawn up to prevent actual intercourse from happening until she reached a suitable childbearing age-they knew that giving birth was even more dangerous than usual when the mother was very young. That's not to say these contracts were never broken and abuse never happened, but throughout history people really have just wanted what was best for their loved ones.

[@skootergirl22]

@@amethyst_cat9532 so it's if she bleeds she's ready to breed?

[@girl1213]

@@skootergirl22 Sadly. But for most it was means of survival. Victorian times was when a lot of child-bride practices were becoming an outdated and unpopular thing in the European and United States, even some of the Asian countries. Mainly because of the Age of Enlightenment and understanding of biology came to be well known even to less educated people. Plus, medicine was advancing.

[@mariaocean2165]

My mama is from an strict Roman Catholic community. In 1976, she when away at age 10 for girl scouts camp. She woke up in the middle of night to bloodied sheets - thought she was dying. Her crying woke the other girls and the had to get the nurse on site to come talk to her. The Irony here is that my mom has 4 older sisters who didn't warn her - such was the social stigma.

[@skootergirl22]

I would've thought menstruation was a sin for woman according to Catholics since it means that the woman wasn't pure, or is it that they're ready to breed

[@Bonnie_Mairead]

Well my mother's grandmother, so you know she would've been a kid around 1920 or so, she had all her puberty stuff, and her first period, and her mother said nothing about it to her even after she had it because she was far too embarrassed and ashamed to tell her own daughter about her bodily functions.

[@Kaylee-zw9lo]

​@@Bonnie_Mairead thats so sad

[@millersam07]

I used to be a camp counselor at a Christian camp in the very rural midwest USA. Had a cabin of 8 girls, ages 11-13, and yup one of them got it while at camp. She thought she was dying, and terrified. Myself and the cocounselor calmed her down to explain. Then we had a chat with the entire cabin. Turns out NONE of them had been given 'the talk'. Parents permission be damned. We asked those girls if THEY wanted to know, and they all did. Gave a completely science based talk that went on well into the night. Periods were covered, sex was covered (lol complete with dirt drawn diagrams as we all sat under a cross), God doesn't hate you if you are gay was covered (This seemed extremely important to one girl who looked like she was about to cry with relief), STD's, Birth Control/condoms, and abortion and how to access them were all covered. It was all based on science, sound medical advice, and none of the confusing abstinence bs, and yes it all happened at Bible camp. I'm still glad I did that, screw what the parents might have thought! Glad your Mama got the talk from girl scouts camp nurse!

[@skootergirl22]

@millersam07 Without sex education, those girls would question how they became pregnant

[@laineydavidson4134]

Honestly more informative than the sex-ed I received in middle school

[@eninemire17]

Unlike most girls, I had mine when I was 10 and I was taught this when I was in 5th grade, by the way me and some others, both normal and special ed. P.S. I'm gonna be 31 near the end of july.

[@amdyblade2245]

They totally skipped the sex Ed at my middle school so I have to agree

[@-super_s0nic-]

I think I had sex ed in seventh grade. We talked about some stuff in science since since we were learning about cells, I think. I just remember flipping the pages in my book to the pages talking about the anatomy and stuff because I had nothing else to do and was curious. I also got a period book from the school library as a joke, just because I was surprised that the school library allowed a book that had very graphic pictures in it.

[@sketchyskies8531]

We didn’t even have sex-ed in middle school lol. Freaked out when it happened to me at 10.

[@hellobot67]

not really lol

[@nani0logy]

This is honestly how I felt when I got my first period at 11 lol. Had a really bad stomach ache one day and when I went to the bathroom, I saw blood and thought my insides were melting and that I was gonna die and started crying. Until I remembered "Oh wait this must be that period thing Mom told me about" and immediately started calming down :')

[@_Hullo_thisis_sadiekane]

Me too omg 😂😂😂😂

[@_Hullo_thisis_sadiekane]

Same story

[@abbytin]

Same XD

[@musicloversforlife]

Same🤣🤣🤣

[@thisisnotdorottya]

I got it when i was 8 y/o and I was home alone and ofc white underwear🥲

[@rowan404]

This actually happened to my great grandma, but in the early 1920s. She was 14 (late period after living through WWI) and a secretary for a modeling agency. One of the models found her crying in the bathroom, and when she asked my great grandma what was wrong, she exclaimed that she was dying.

[@chatgpt4135]

Many girls still die due to abnormal heavy periods amd even heart attacks seeing themselves bleeding , this happens in third world countries too at highest rates People talk abt maternal mortality but 'Memstrual mortality'is also a thing, why does it happen? Cos periods is taboo and nobody tries to look after their own health

[@aletanook]

Wasn't 14 the normal age to get periods back then?

[@Shine_111]

yep @@aletanook

[@iamprateeka7378]

@@aletanookit was considered early, because girls back then would get it at 15 or something, idk.

[@ArdnassakChreesmas]

Hey, I've seen your channel before!

[@rubybates6502]

When I got mine at 11, I just cried, felt ashamed, told my mother, had to listen to her freak about how I was "too young" (which is literally not even true), felt 10000x worse about her saying that to me, got no pain meds or nice food, literally just got told where the pads were and was told to skip a day even though I didn't wan't to. Btw, I didn't get the sex talk or anything because she just assumed I already knew... -_- I basically learned everything I learned from the period booklet that our school gave us. Mothers, teach your daughters about this stuff without acting all weird or like they have lost some part of their innocence or whatever. Its literally just an annoying part of life, it's not that hard to talk about and it could save your daughters a lot of future pan and self-worth issues.

[@middleeasternforhire8985]

Same thing here I've been told about it before but my mom had a grimm expression on her face I was 10 she told me thats because I eat a lot of junk food and went to buy me pads and told me to go do my homework why she was so sad it was because I wasn't going to get taller 😑 like i didn't really get tall i mean I got taller than my mom but my sister got taller than me 😂😂 and people in my country are usually medium hight so it was nothing to worry about

[@carrad123456]

Mom feels bad as Mom likes dream world of young children , children getting puberty means children will slowly in a decade's time line move on, that also means lot of new problems as natural sexual attraction kicks in• That makes Mom's sad

[@sakshishyama]

@@middleeasternforhire8985 same girl same .... My mom also told me by getting worried that i was too young and told me I wasn't going to get taller ....and that exactly when i started to cry 😭 because I was in 5 th grade and thought i won't grow now ..but i did grow after that.. okay am not tall am about 5'2 inches and am taller than my mom and of average height so ... I don't care much

[@middleeasternforhire8985]

@@sakshishyama fr like my moms side of the family is short my sister is even taller than my uncle he never stand next to her 😂😂 but my dad's side is really tall she got best of both worlds and I got worst of them she is younger than me soooo guess I made a sacrifice 😂😂

[@sakshishyama]

@@middleeasternforhire8985 am a biology student i know that human height works with polygenic inheritance along with environmental factors and there is certain amount of tall gene combined by mom and dad and in your case tall combination came to your sister and you took the small genes of your father and your mother that's how it works when one sibling is tall and one is short . It's random ...no one can control it .... Me and my older brother both are of average height as my muma is short and my papa is tall .... But i am happy with what I have atleast an too taller than the mom side of my family . And also boys love short girls and i love heels so yeah.... 😂

[@ShadowRaccoon54]

This is the perfect representation of what runs through a young girl's mind who was never told about periods.

[@hoodie02]

death, getting your period for the first time, eternal damnation, its all the same really

[@PMIII]

I liked the thought of it 🤔

[@skootergirl22]

Can't remember my frist but according to my mum I was around 13/14 when starting

[@ferociouslioness]

LMAO it all just blends into one frr😂

[@towerofgodfan4107]

This sums up my experience with it so well.

[@Randomstuff-um8nz]

True🥲🥲🤌🤌

[@cheeseplease2832]

When I first had my period, I thought it was only for one day in my life and that's it never again. 😂 When my mum told me that it will come every month, I bursted into tears because seriously the pain is soooooo terrible.

[@jjanne_0]

😭

[@jsarkar1091]

Me too... 😅

[@sadhanasinha2905]

Mee too😂🤣🤣

[@arunprajapati7517]

Same thing 😢 , When I heard that they would for remain for many years ,those words were thunder ⚡ for me , I could not able to think How I will live this , I was depressed for many months 💔😢

[@Little_piggie_on_ice]

I also thought that lol. I thought it’s like then a pregnant woman’s water breaks, it just like all come out at once and after that you’re good to go for life.

[@bluefox8011]

After all that, and then being told she was ready to "bear children" immediately imagined a baby ripping through her. X'D (This is such a perfect example of what goes through your mind at that age.)

[@hpthelonesomeartist783]

The transitions are done very well! It takes a lot of skill to have each of the scenes flow together at such a fast pace. It definitely helped convey the imaginative fears a child has about something they don’t understand. Very nice :D

[@shaneyzamora2525]

Now parents, its important to talk to your kids about this kind of thing, even if it hasn't happened yet. It won't be the most comfortable conversation, but you have to do it.

[@Bagas-rd1lk]

Better before then after. Tell her before her first period will make her more prepared for her first time, in case if she was in public or alone the first time it happened.

[@HellGirl666]

The first crisis hotline was made by a British vicar named Chad Varah who had found out the reason a young local girl had k***ed herself was because she had gotten her first period but thought she caught an STD and was ashamed enough to end her own life. Chad founded the Samaritans and ran it out of the church basement until it caught on and expanded. He was also took on a life-long commitment to educate on sex-ed and later spoke out about FGM.

[@solanelukoperse5815]

@@Alice-Lantern You can google Chad Varah's name, he has a wikipedia page where it's explained.

[@ame_vagabonde]

What a good man!! I'm definitely gonna read his Wikipedia page

[@LarryEArnold]

For my daughters this was celebrated by going out for ice cream. We started the "ice cream days" when they lost their first tooth.

[@rubybates6502]

I wish my mom did the same 🥲

[@matichagak548]

That is awsome! Making this not scary is crucial. You did great, it makes me genuinely happy to know that some little girls had parents handle it in a super normal way!

[@dragonladyk5331]

Ahhh, reminds me of being 8... Early puberty and my Mum never taught me ANYTHING about periods or my body. Cue 2-3 months of being punished for brown stains in my undies because I was being told I wasn't "wiping myself properly"... Only to have it happen in my bathing suit at the beach, my Mum seeing, then breaking down into gut wrenching sobs while I sat there terrified and confused as to why she was crying.

[@sun_chariot6141]

Ohhh, wow I'm so sorry

[@tats2059]

Why'd she cry though? Also I gave a similar story: I wasn't told where the period would be, I thought it'd be more toward the front, so I thought I had kidney cancer when I got the period

[@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm3093]

Why'd she cry though?

[@nightmare_symphony]

I guess she cried cause eventhough her daughter went through that for about 3 months, she wasn't able to help her?

[@zero-ng]

I was the one crying more when I had mine at age 9 before going to summer camp,I wanted to stay a child longer

[@paolaanimator]

This short animation is why it's important to teach young girls before they get their first periods, explain how it's normal, every women goes through this every month for a week, the body is changing, how babies are made, options like pads and tampons, and if it's painful, to take pain relief meds, put an ice pack, etc. My mom sat down with me and explained to me, so when I got my first period, honestly I was still confused and shocked but afterwards I understood the explanation. Great animation and it's relatable.

[@timberhawk-]

Same here. I was educated beforehand so when it happened I was just like "dang it" and went on with my day (it was still horrible though 😭)

[@emmaloopra5428]

today I learned that I am allergic to some of the materials in tampons. I was uncomfortable but I thought I was just putting them in wrong, this lasted for days. Until I looked and saw that I had a massive red rash and that some areas were swollen, and thats when I realised why I was so itchy. WOMEN PLEASE if it is itchy when using a tampon and feels inflamed, use tampons of different materials or pads!

[@emmaloopra5428]

actually Imma go copy paste this on a bunch of period based stuff so people can learn from my mistakes

[@skootergirl22]

Perhaps a cup?

[@emmaloopra5428]

@@skootergirl22 yep! another solution however they are quite tricky

[@sakshishyama]

@@emmaloopra5428 you see i think pads are a much safer option cause tampons go directly inside and the material could actually irritate our walls ...so i am so shit scared and am 19 and have never switched to tampons from pads ....am happy and comfortable with pads

[@emmaloopra5428]

@@sakshishyama I absolutely agree, the only problem is when you mess up the sticky bit

[@oHmega14]

This brings back so many hilariously-traumatic memories of when I (and I'm sure, many other women) got their period for the first time! Mine also happened in the middle of the night. I woke up to use the bathroom and found the... *surprise*... in my undies. At first I thought I'd farted too hard in my sleep, but then began to obsess over how I could and possibly already was pregnant! Then I called my mom into the bathroom and she cleared it all up for me too!

[@nazaninsoltanpour6254]

My first period was actually super chill !I first heard of that mysterious , enigmatic occurance called "period" in the 5th grade, my classmates (I went to unisex schools all the way 'til college)giggling at the scandalous tales of childbirth and female anatomy , then in junior high, our religious education and life management teacher presented us with a clarifying , though not explicit and saucy explanation regarding our bodies .I was totally looking forward to my period and "growing up and womanhood" and finally at the age of twelve , when I was laying on bed I discovered blood stains on my bed sheets ,and the long anticipated had finally caught up with me,I then calmly told my mother and asked her to get me tampons😊

[@Skadi609]

"Farted too hard"...sorry that was funny 😂

[@goofygooberkaito]

@@Skadi609LOL FR OMG 😭😭😭

[@inannainai9419]

I don't remember how it was for me. My mother told us about periods when I was 7 years old. So, every time i looked at my undies I expected to see blood.

[@RileyHighBerg]

I think I had my first period in 4th grade? I don't quite remember but it was summer in 2 in the afternoon. I was having a pool party with my siblings and decided to go to the bathroom cause needed to... you know.. lol. So I went and seen the WORST THING OF MY LIFE. I don't remember the rest though that it ruined the summer for me. At least I was the first one to get my period before my siblings! I'm the second oldest and my older sister got her period a year later. Till this day.. I grew up hating periods. I get intense menstrual cramps.. well... THE END!

[@Nightman221k]

If she told Victorian her dad who never learned about mensuration instead of her mom, "Well, damn. You're clearly turning into a monster and this is the devil's punishment. Time to chop your head off, sweetie."

[@AngelaLRsurfinginstilettos]

My God! Even my Dad understood what a tender time this is for a young woman! He didn't know quite how to explain what would be taking place, but he loved his daughter so much, and he wanted to help me, so he bought me Judy Blume books, all of them that pertained to being a young woman. And he even read them himself! He wanted to know what was happening and how to talk to me about it. Yes, I definitely had the coolest Dad ever. He loved his daughter, and he wasn't going to fail me in those crucial moments. He was also the Dad who would go pick up ALL of the things I needed during that time of the month, regardless of my age or if I could do it myself. If I was not up to going or if he knew it was coming, he would go get everything and bring it to me, no matter where I lived or if I had a significant other. He was my Dad, and he felt it was his job to take care of his daughter, especially in those precious moments. He would even send me "care packages" wherever I was in the world. Just to stock me up. No joke! That's how awesome he was, and that's how I feel every Dad and every parent or guardian should be. If you are a Dad who loves their daughter, or if you are a male guardian who truly loves and cares, I implore you to, at the very least, give your daughters and young women Judy Blume books. Read them yourselves so you also understand and can have in-depth conversations that are truthful and accurate. DON'T LISTEN TO WEIRD MOTHERS OR OLD WOMEN WHO ARE IGNORANT AND WILL ONLY TERRIFY YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE FEARFUL OF YOU BECOMING A WOMAN! My stepmother actually laughed at me when I had my first period at 11. She thought me being in as much pain as I was hilarious. (I'm totally serious) and used the phrase "you're PMSing; that's why you're upset or reacting this or that way." She used that phrase as ammunition for literally any reason, regardless of what it was or how many times a month it would always happen. It made no difference. If it were a cold, a cherished pet, or someone I loved would die, that was her favourite phrase. Proving she was and still is a troglodyte petty tyrant! This is an extremely tender age in a young woman's life. Don't fill young women's heads with BS and lies just because you don't know how to properly address what is going on with their bodies. You need to grow up yourself! Don't fail your daughters and young women. Don't fail your kids by not giving them solid information and the tools they need in life. Refrain from archaic thinking, and do NOT use religion as an excuse to avoid topics about their bodies just because it makes you uncomfy! Leave God out of it. Act like an adult and talk to your kids truthfully about what to expect with their own bodies, that all of this is just a part of growing up, and that changes are normal, natural, and will happen. It's your job as a parent or guardian to make certain your kids know there's nothing wrong with them, that all of it is perfectly normal and natural, and that it IS going to happen whether you want it to or not. Don't cause your child to be afraid of their body changing or cause them to believe they are bad, going to Hell, or that all of the natural, completely normal experiences they are indeed going to have are wrong or shameful because you're lying to them and forcing your hangups and twisted beliefs on them, and regardless if you are a parent, grandparent, or guardian, or because someone in your life told you all of this nonsense and lies, it doesn't give you the right to screw your kids up❣❣❣ Also, speak to your young daughters and young women about pregnancy and everything about it, and do it before they have their first period. Don't tell them that kissing a boy will get you pregnant or that you'll get pregnant if he touches you. Or if you have sex before your married, God will hate you and you'll go straight to Hell. Or, if you like someone who is the same sex as you, your soul will be damned for eternity and you will go to Hell. Or if you ever touch yourself, God will see it, and you will go to Hell for that as well. Stop it! Seriously, stop it already; God doesn't have these twisted hangups; it's you and the ridiculous lies that were fed to you as a child. Don't tell a young woman that she got her period because it's to get her ready for pregnancy; that makes her believe that pregnancy needs to be the next natural step in her life. Do not make it seem as if a woman's sole purpose in life is to get pregnant. It's most definitely not our sole purpose in life, especially not at an early age. Especially in her 20's or earlier. Let her live her own life first and experience this big, beautiful world before she gets pregnant, IF OR WHEN she decides to. That way, she will raise intelligent, interesting, and knowledgeable children who can hold their own in a vast range of conversations and situations. Who will love themselves, who will care about other people and the world, who will think independently, and who will make valuable contributions in this world. Rather than being barefoot and pregnant all of their lives. As that is not every woman's destiny or even desire to be. It's not the only thing we women are here to do.

[@Cindy_Hollow]

I remember when my period started around the age of 12. We went to the skating rink with friends. Since I wasn't very good at skating, I fell a lot and several times into the splits. When I came home and decided to take a bath, I was terribly scared. All my underwear was soaked in blood. I started crying my eyes out realising that I probably tore somethig. There was only my dad at home at that time. He was also as scared as I was, because he went to the ice rink with me and saw me fall. He called mom and told her about the situation while I was standing under the shower and washing my panties. I knew about menstruation and childbirth as my parents are doctors and my mother told me a long time ago. She even drew everything I needed to know on paper. But at that time I had a connection: I fell while skating. On the splits. SEVERAL TIMES. So, I might have just tore everything in my groin area and now I'm bleeding! 😳 Dad calmed me down, brought me a pad and new panties. There was no embarrassment just fear and confusion. Later on I laughed at this situation 😅 I remember my hands shaking as I was putting a pad (I put it upside down at first). So, yeah, that's how I got my period 🤣

[@user-bv5qx4ee2r]

I remember acting normally when I had my first period, but I used to cut my pads into two so I wouldn't have the trouble to buy more pads. It was a bad idea.

[@matichagak548]

It aure sounds like a bad idea 😂

[@user-bv5qx4ee2r]

@@matichagak548 Yeaah, went to church with blood on the front. Lmfao

[@catherinekudin7083]

As an English learner, I for a long time thought that 'period drama/film' meant 'a comfort movie that you watch during your period'😅

[@unfabgirl]

I mean, that is honestly a great secondary description for a number of period dramas!

[@hopeludt4512]

Yeah that’s basically how health class went. 😂😂😂

[@mollycblaeser]

I definitely thought I was dying during my 1st period. Edit: that last shot is exactly how I've always felt 💀 never ever gonna be pregnant.

[@tats2059]

Same. Thought I had kidney cancer

[@sakshishyama]

@@tats2059 😂😂😂 I thought I will have to visit a doctor because I have a terrible disease that had me bleeding so much .

[@Breesbook]

I was taught yet I still thought my insides had burst because my stomach was hurting so bad. Being in pain and then seeing blood, it took me a moment to connect it

[@colleenpaschall491]

I got my period for the first time at 15. I was a teeny tiny young lady. Felt very grateful to my friends who'd been bemoaning their own for years. I was totally informed and prepared. Which is good because we didn't speak of such "things" in my home.

[@imo1ives]

I was luckily (semi) ready for first when I was maybe 11-12. I had to go to the bathroom, saw the blood, was shocked, then realized it was my period. I yelled to tell my mama and abuela. And it was all good. Lesson is teach your kids before it happens.

[@wopinglau8689]

I got mine at 11 during school. I was luckily wearing black pants so one noticed and was sitting on a black chair.

[@MaddieFishblob]

This is why learning about puberty beforehand makes a difference 😂 I got mine at 11 to, and was just like “…..huh ok.” My parents were surprised by how anticlimactic my reaction was tbh. At least I was chill for the 1st 6 months before realizing it was truly a long term thing-then I got rly upset, but this film is a whole other level lol

[@NerdyMystic09]

I didn't realize for a day because I was wearing dark pants and underwear and was just confused why it seemed wet. My pajamas were light colored, and I woke up and was bleeding. I asked my mom what it was at first and she kinda ignored me at first, then she noticed, took me to bathroom, and taught me how to put in a pad. I thought that I would feel the blood flowing, lol.

[@animeotaku-cv9lg]

Yeah same I didn't care about it but after a year or so I was like when would it end. My friends didn't have periods back then as they were all young. So I was thinking if it happens to adults then why did I get it at a young age. LOL

[@floffy2695]

I thought this was going to a deep commentary on lack of sex-ed and the effects of periods on teens who are just starting out, but it turned out to be something more hilarious! The transitions are so well done, and their quick pace really captures the fears and anxiety going through the girl's mind as she jumps from one scenario to the next

[@leandrawwz]

This was amazing and love all the little sequences she went though. Love the expressions!

[@darlenelipuma7769]

LOL! I'm in my 70's and the way I learned about this was through a book that my mother's bridge club ladies passed around to each daughter when they "came of age". Before that.....I had no idea. So this video had me in stitches.

[@19WolfGirl74]

That’s exactly how I felt when I had my first period at 9. I had convinced myself I was dying and somehow managed to hide it from my family for a week. This was almost 20 years ago (holy shit I just realized how long I’ve been dealing with this shit) and our washer would keep running when you opened the lid so after mom would start a load of laundry id sneak my clothes a few pairs at a time into the load. Stuffed my underwear with toilet paper. Locked the door when I was in the bathroom. I was only found out when I had to pee so badly I couldn’t hold it anymore and went to use the toilet while my dad was in the shower. Mom came in to put clean towels in (dad was fed up with the sudden party btw) and get dads work clothes and she my bloody underwear and the bloody toilet paper and I just started bawling 😂 🤣 I finished up, she ran to the dollar store to get me pads and then she tried to give me “the talk”. All she had to do was say I wasn’t dying it was my period. Instead she tried to keep talking but I just covered my ears and started yelling La-la 😂 I knew what a period was but I didn’t KNOW what a period was. Nobody really knows until you experience it. Once she said it was my period I calmed down and just wanted to go back to watching cartoons lol

[@farihazaman5760]

This happened with me also at the age of 9!

[@kirankanwar8904]

This happened with me also in age of 13 😅 I hide it from my mumma for 3 days.

[@adraabouji1937]

I hid it for like 3 months...

[@ida6950]

I was also 9 but knew what periods were since like 7 because I used to read encyclopedias. But I was still to ashamed to tell my parents and used to make myself tampons out of toilet paper (pretty painful) for months until my dad found out and bought me a packet of actual tampons and just put them on my bed without talking to me or anything. Gods, early open communication about periods and sex would’ve helped A LOT, but communication really isn’t my family’s strongsuit..

[@19WolfGirl74]

@@adraabouji1937 Damn! I know I shouldn’t be, but I’m impressed!

[@joannyapu6846]

Love it , great informative video about "period" in 2 minutes! Should make this a mandatory thing in health Ed in middle school.

[@blackqweenmars]

Just say this is a PSA for proper sex Ed. I knew about my period about five or six years beforehand. I was already ready and wore pant liners and pads for like 4 years beforehand. The day I got my period it was during quarantine and I was wearing a pad and I was Hella stoked. That’s how it should be. It shouldn’t be scary or embarrassing. You should be ready for it way before hand.

[@thatpeskyrat]

I totally agree you should know about it beforehand but wearing pads four years in advance? that seems like a waste of resources and money…

[@carrad123456]

Ha ha!! 4 years in advance!

[@nightmare_symphony]

​@@thatpeskyrati agree. That's like being unnecessarily cruel to yourself

[@ladylara873]

Same here, I knew like 2 years before because of a few books explaining it from a pad company and when saw the first brown spot knew what to do. Afortunately I was at home reading. Didn't tell my mom, she just knew looking at the trash bin, asked if it was me, I said yes and had no problem. I'm really sorry for those who had bad experiences, mine was fine.

[@emmagrace6396]

I knew 4 years before and didn't get my first period until I was 14. The only thing I felt about it was relief that I had finally had mine after all my friends had started years before me lol I thought there was something wrong with me

[@sweetcherry7759]

I need a part two, fr- don't just drop us off at the end like that! X-DDD

[@MorganJ]

This is brilliant! This video reminds of the old book The Thornbirds. I remember that a character in it gets her period and didn't know what it was at the time and was terrified that she had cancer. I love how you created something educational that can help destigmatize a perfectly normal experience that is unfortunately heavily stigmatized and sometimes difficult to talk about. Thank you for helping to make the world a better place for women, and people of other gender identities with uteruses, everywhere. ❤

[@katbloo3333]

OMG. one of my FAVOURITE books and I always loved that scene!

[@aurograce2983]

That book still makes me angry. They did her wrong so many times.

[@Ravi_22]

I thought of skipping this but decided to watch it anyway, I'm glad I didn't skip this gem. Better than disney animations.

[@florindagonzalez5700]

I remember when I got my period. I thought something similar, so I hid it from my mom for about 3 days, until the bleeding was too much. I was 8 years old. And, I called mom to let her know I was dying (or, because I thought my organs were falling out, and then die). The first thing she did was cry, and so it solidified my thought that I was dying, so I started crying, too. And, she said to me, "No, it's because you can get pregnant now." But, didn't tell me how that happens. Followed by telling all my aunts about it. All I know is when I do have children, I'll definitely be teaching them about anatomy, how their body works, including medical rationales, and their options as I became a nurse.

[@Kermit_Da_frog916]

This is amazing! On a serious note, If you are a parent educate your children BEFORE they get their first period to avoid the whole "im dying" panic, which is very common even in todays world

[@nicoleb695]

Damn, I feel that. I was 10 and I got it at my grandma's house. I was scream-crying because I thought I had internal bleeding (I'd just learned about it) and my mom freaked out because I was "way too young" to have mine start. Bless my late grandma for making me chocokate chip pancakes to cheer me up and my dad for being a trooper to run out and get me what I needed to survive the 6 hour car ride home.

[@averycheesypotato]

Parents who don’t teach their kids these things are setting them up to suffer…

[@snaining2054]

this brings back memories of my first period, haha. I remember being maybe 9 or 10 staring at the blood in the toilet and calmly walking downstairs to inform my parents that I was pretty sure I had bladder cancer and was going to die my sister is going to get off a lot easier though, we’re quite close and she’s seen more than enough of my stained underwear to know what to expect. however, she’s definitely not looking forward to it

[@Bonnie_Mairead]

I love this short so much, the drama, the imagination, the narration, it's perfect.

[@annajoellecloss3831]

I got my period for the first time when I was 9-10 years old. I was warned by my mom, my sister, and my school. I was still scared and crying since it got all over my underwear and I hate messes.

[@kotato-pouch]

When my sisters told me about what's gonna happen to me sooner or later I was shocked, but at least they told me. I still was scared and ashamed on that dark day.

[@deliavazquez9095]

The "I'm dying" part was just to real

[@nemumami]

This is how I actually reacted, I thought I either had cancer, scarred my cervix badly (I don’t know how but I thought of it), or I shat myself. I threw the evidence away only for it to be discovered and my mom had to clear up that I had my first period.

[@greenivy713]

I'm in love with all the gothic/horror references in this animation :'D wonderful!

[@michellegodwin6567]

This actually made me tear up a bit. I remember being a kid those kinds of spiraling "omg I'm gonna die" thoughts

[@Upioornica]

My mom would casually mention that she needs painkillers or can't go swimming because she's on her period. I don't know how exactly, but it wasn't any mistery to me. I guess combination of school, family info and media. When I got mine at the age of 11, I only thought: "oh, so NOW it begins... forever. Ugh, it really could wait." The movie is hilarious, but I feel so sorry for all the girls who had to discover it on their own!

[@unionunicorn6776]

This is why we NEED to tell girls what to expect BEFORE it happens. Thanks mom for telling me so I didn’t have to think I was dying. 😭🙏💖

[@aleximalmgren5301]

AMzing something so Normal has such stigma .

[@TheVicarstownSentinel]

Fantastic work. The animation, the writing, it's all so good. We need more short films like this in the world.

[@aquaticgem]

Imagine seeing this ,the day my period cramps hurt the most😭

[@lolipka]

This is incredibly good and illuminating why young girls should know what is happening to their body before that happens. I praise this! 👏🏻

[@milesparker557]

This is absolutely amazing! I love how batshit crazy you went with her imagination!

[@ayabouchareb6791]

Now I want a whole movie 😂

[@prajnyamanisarma5705]

I can say the girl is exactly me. When I saw my period blood for the very first time, I thought I have got something big disease inside my body. I was damn afraid to tell my mom and was thinking about death😢 It was just because I never had prior knowledge about menstruation. So I think every parents must teach their child about these basic things of life before they get to experience.

[@Sushimushi__]

My mom never told me about periods, thanks to my sister, she told me everything. Though i thought it was disgusting and tried pushing the topic away, to this day i'm still glad for her telling what a period is. Because when i first got it, i was freaking out, but i knew that i had gotten my period.

[@mythicgrapeyt2739]

SAME, i always tried pushing away the topic as well, but im also so grateful for my sister telling me

[@victoriaprokopets6496]

I remember when I got my period and mum told me that that means I am a grown woman already. I was eleven, I didn't want to be told I am a grown woman so I started crying 😭 I love mama but she really could have put it into better words

[@user-vp8je8tk4o]

this is great! loved it!

[@MelancholyMoondancer]

I got my first period at 11 as well. In middle of a school day. I ended up calling a parent to come get me. It was the 80s and luckily I was wearing red acidwashed jeans so nothing was detected by looking at me. It was traumatic for sure. Now at 49 I'm done! Hip-hop hooray!

[@adrianaheiler9794]

I have a few more years till 49, but I hope by then I'll be done as well. Got mine at 11 too, but I didn't have any cramps and just wondered why my pajamas were stained, if I sat on something that could have gotten them dirty. I was still outraged that this would happen every month from now on and was kinda glad when my thyroid started acting up in my teens and skipped it for a couple of months until I started medication for that (also wasn't sexually active so I knew it can't be pregnancy, phew, thank goodness!) On that note I would have rather found out that I'm a werewolf than that 'my body is preparing me to be with child' - sorry body, not happening then and now at almost 45 it's a double no-no! If I can't give birth to puppies or kittens I'm not interested! 😉

[@MelancholyMoondancer]

@@adrianaheiler9794 I have never been pregnant and never will! Woooo!

[@adrianaheiler9794]

@@MelancholyMoondancer I'm almost 45 now, so even though I still get my period I definitely shouldn't get pregnant either and if I had felt so far as if I was missing anything by not having kids I think I had enough time to change my mind - never did though.

[@CutestMeows]

Congrats :) Your positive outlook is so refreshing! I want to learn how to be that way. 😊

[@user-ks9oj7zo4p]

Started at 11. Cramps and the icky taste in my mouth were always there. Around 14 the cramps were more pronounced. I was getting sick from the cramps and I keep on throwing up (wasn't bad but still annoying. I joke to myself that "I can't even eat my favorite foods in peace! LOL). 24 now and handling it pretty well ;)

[@Dilshoda1]

I was 11 when I first got my period, and before that, I did not know about menstruation at all, and I cried a lot, I was very scared and I didn't tell anyone what happened to me. On the second day, I went to a wedding with my family and it was horrible when blood came and yet didn't know what to do. On the third day, Mom realized that I started to menstruate, and she explained everything to me. But until that, I thought I was unhealthy and soon gonna die. 😢

[@feedesylvestre3200]

They saw a pun so they made a short for it and mad respect for them 🤣

[@sirenalillywing2434]

XD i love this; the drama montage perfectly shows how the mind can just go wack, but the fear is also definitely present. Amazing job!

[@danieschenkekraft7199]

Damn, that is so well animated and voiced!! Good job!!

[@tylerturner8362]

I remembered being in the 6th grade I started my first period and I was scared I thought,I was gonna getbin trouble but It turns out I was wrong, life can be scary for us humans.

[@HS-oj2uk]

When I saw it said period drama this was not what I expected. 😂 Love the film. Great job.

[@monolinny1817]

Love how this is recommended to me while I'm on a period

[@anuragyadu2271]

Having being in acquaintance of a female very closely for a while now, I absolutely agree with the depiction being done here! Well written!

[@annschram8552]

Brilliantly written. Sadly though there are a few kids out there still unaware of the correct functioning of their bodies.

[@girlwithoutpearlearring]

I grew up watching my mum change her tampons and pads. So glad, there never was any kind of secret made of it.

[@amandasunshine2]

This, like most period media, leads one to believe you'll experience cramping immediately before finding the blood. This is not the case.

[@lindalaufer2949]

Hilarious little animation. Loved it!

[@germandarling123]

This is so beautifully made! Witty, cute and charming! I love it ❤

[@ImprovementisGrowth]

The editing, the voice over was perfect.

[@sharpmom1737]

This is beyond the best short film I've seen thus far. Bravo!!!

[@shethewriter]

“I’m dying!” “Oh, darling, no. It’s so much worse than that.” Lolol

[@MyIneffablePonyyy]

Fr like she'll probably kjIl h3rzëIf anyways

[@janealexandrakessler9693]

I'd love to see more animated material by these creators.

[@indirachakraborty6928]

Excellent creation and Idea is outstanding 😃🎉❤!! The best possible thing ever could have been inculcated, achieved and sketched out in a short span of animation !!!

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

This stands at 86K now, but it's one of my favourite short films on YT. May it blow up on the algorithm. Talented ♥♥

[@saloni357]

I got my first period at the age of 11. In a night of late October 2015, I remember, at around 2am, I woke up with pain and discomfort around my abdomen and went to the bathroom. Yes, that was my first period and I legit thought I had CANCER and I was afraid that by morning I would be exsanguinated to death. I felt horrified by the prospect of this 'upcoming death' and was devastated while wondering how would my parents cope with my death. I sobbed and sobbed until my mother heard me. She came to me and explained, "It’s a girl's body of preparing a baby". I was horrified at the prospect of childbirth. I had so many questions. Thankfully, my mum calmed me. But please dear parents, teach your daughters about periods before they reach puberty because my parents didn't.

[@abbykoop5363]

It was like I was watching myself when she said "I'm dying". I did the same, 51 years ago.....

[@DigitalTsukiko]

Much better way then how my parents prepared me... oh wait they didn't

[@KatabelleVA]

Thank you for producing & sharing this film!!

[@nidhitiwary3351]

Today I'm on my period and at that time I see this cute drama ❤️😊.. Such a refreshing one

[@raionnacole7827]

This is exactly right, I Was 11 and it was Halloween night so it freaked me out even more 😂😂

[@Asher-Tzvi]

I need to know the era this is set in, context is very important. Getting your period meant very different things during different times. For a while it meant getting married off to a 40 year old rich man so your family could gain more power 😐

[@cls85]

This is beyond wonderful and deserves a part 2

[@anabellawildern1328]

there's probably a ton of refences to classical literature I missed but I did catch the picture of dorian gray refence! this film is brilliant!

[@georgiagalaxy]

That was TERRIFYING especially at the end holy crap. So true though, as I am now on my period and this is an accurate depiction of how it sucks.

[@lawrup]

This is A masterpiece and deserves a Emmy Award

[@riverlewis5732]

Oh poor Georgiana. But the line "Ah, little Georgiana was about to learn the glories of childbirth." Made me roll.

[@Brielle_call_me_Bri]

“Gone to the grave” got me laughin 😂

[@aayat1331]

This is so relatable. I was this much scared when i got my first period. 😆😆😆😆😆