Watch: ‘Magical Caresses’ Animated Short Series About Solo Sexuality
by Alex Billington
January 10, 2024
Source: Vimeo
“It was so amazing, I never wanted to stop…” Enjoy this whimsical, empowering, delightfully wholesome series of four animated shorts. Magical Caresses is an animated documentary series, in which Quebecois illustrator and filmmaker Lori Malépart-Traversy takes a playful and uninhibited look at solo sexuality. These are supported and released by the National Film Board of Canada, created while Lori was an artist-in-residence at the Cinémathèque québécoise. There are a total of four short films, each one only four minutes long, discussing various topics about female sexuality and the unique experiences various women have had discovering their sexuality. Big Bang (first below) is about a 23-year-old woman’s quest to achieve her first orgasm. Sweet Jesus is about when masturbation has its “come to Jesus” moment. Playhouse features confessions about a woman’s favorite erotic scenarios. And Masturbation: A Short History of a Great Taboo is about, well, that’s obvious. There’s nudity, so these are NSFW. They’re all worth watching anyway.
Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on these shorts available to view online. The brief intro to Big Bang from Vimeo: “This animated short film recounts a 23-year-old woman’s quest to achieve her first orgasm. Along the way, it takes a sensitive and humorous look at the little-known phenomenon of vaginismus. The result is a captivating tale of exploration, discovery and dildos.” Magical Caresses is an animated short film series created and directed by the Quebecois animator / illustrator / filmmaker Lori Malépart-Traversy – you can find even more of her work on her Vimeo page or visit her Etsy shop or follow her on IG @lori__mt. Produced by Julie Roy and Christine Noël. Magical Caresses is an animated documentary series based on “Caresses Magiques”, a book series written & edited by Sarah Gagnon-Piché & Sara Hébert. With animation by Keyu Chen and Lori Malépart-Traversy. Created by Lori while an artist-in-residence at the Cinémathèque québécoise. For details on these, visit Vimeo or the NFB’s site. To watch more shorts, click here. Thoughts?