![]() This is certainly how I felt growing up, and it was particularly pronounced for me because Catholicism teaches that self-pleasure is sinful. The simple act of exploring their own bodies is seen as shameful. As a result, young women often feel like their genitals are off limits even to themselves. Male pleasure is discussed in reproductive curriculum because it's an essential part of conception, whereas female pleasure is usually left out. "Abortion (with Obvious Child), and now female sexual pleasure with Yes, God, Yes. "Because of my upbringing, I've always been drawn to realistically portraying topics of interest to women that are still considered taboo in our male-dominated world," Maine says in her director's statement. The topic of women's pleasure was ignored entirely. Masturbation was considered a sin, as was sex with a person of the same gender. The sex education curriculum instructed students that sex was only to be had between a man and a woman, married in the church, and only for reproduction. Maine went to Catholic school in Iowa for 13 years, and this experience informs Yes, God, Yes. ![]() With the pandemic putting the kibosh on theatrical screenings, the film is going to be shown in virtual cinemas and drive-ins beginning July 24 and via video on demand starting July 28. It also won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival. Yes, God, Yes, starring Natalia Dyer ( Stranger Things) as protagonist Alice, premiered last year at South by Southwest, where it won a Special Jury Award for its ensemble cast. She discovers a lot of hypocrisy there but finds relief from her guilt and fears with the help of a lesbian in a nearby bar. She tries to pray the urge away (and get in with her school's cool kids) by attending a four-day religious retreat. In the delightful comedy Yes, God, Yes, a Catholic high school girl struggles with guilt, plus the fear of hell, over her sexual desires, including the desire for solo sex - forbidden by her religion. Above: Alice (Natalia Dyer) is about to have a life-changing encounter in a bar in Yes, God, Yes.
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