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Therese Shechter | |
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| Education | Ontario College of Art and Design Columbia College Chicago SUNY Empire State College |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, writer and artist |
| Known for | Feminist Documentary and Activism |
| Website | https://trixiefilms.com |
Therese Shechter is a filmmaker, writer and artist best known for the documentary films My So-Called Selfish Life,[1] (2022), How to Lose Your Virginity (Women Make Movies, 2013), I Was A Teenage Feminist (Women Make Movies 2005), How I Learned to Speak Turkish (2006) and the short "#SlutWalkNYC" (2013).[2] She is also the creator of "The V-Card Diaries," an online collection of over 300 stories of "sexual debuts and deferrals" submitted by readers. In 2013, the collection was featured in The Kinsey Institute's Juried Art Show.[3]
Shechter's work challenges gender stereotypes, and how they affect women's lives and identity. her most recent documentary, My So-Called Selfish Life, is about the childfree movement, and she has written about the film's issues for Self,[4] Real Simple,[5] Topic,[6] and other publications. She is also an advocate for comprehensive sex education and media criticism to combat misinformation about sex for teens and young people.[7] Her production company, Trixie Films, is based in Brooklyn.
- ^ "My So-Called Selfish Life". My So-Called Selfish Life. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Therese Shechter". August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "The V-Card Diaries: Users Can Share Their Virginity Stories In This Interactive Exhibit". HuffPost. May 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Shechter, Therese (13 March 2019). "Menopause Was the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me". Self. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Shechter, Therese. "Yes, I'm Perfectly Happy Without Kids". Real Simple. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Shechter, Therese. "A Brief History of Bullying Women Into Having Babies". Topic. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Let's (Not) Talk About Sex: Meet The Filmmaker Who's Exploring Modern Virginity". Forbes. May 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2015.