A SEXPLANATION

By Alexander LIU

HERRA PRODUCTIONS, LLC - as PROD

Comedy - Completed 2021

To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, A Sexplanation follows 36-year-old health reporter Alex Liu on his quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts about sex—no matter how awkward it gets.

Festivals
& Awards

Zurich FF 2021
Hashtag
Cinequest 2021
Audience Award - Best Feature Documentary
Asian American International 2021
Audience Award - Best Feature Documentary
Phoenix Film Festival 2021
Audience Award - Best Feature Film
DC Asian Pacific 2021
Jury Award - Best Feature Documentary
Inside Out LGBT 2021
Audience Award - Best Feature Documentary
Honolulu Rainbow 2021
Jury Award - Best Feature Documentary
Frameline 2021
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Comedy, Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA, UNITED KINGDOM
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 81 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Alexander LIU
    • Writer(s)
    • Alex LIU, Leonardo NERI
    • Producer(s)
    • Steven FLYNN (Flynn Studios), Alexander LIU (Herra Productions), Leonardo NERI (Herra Productions)
    • Synopsis
    • From neuroscience labs to church pews, A Sexplanation features provocative conversations with psychologists, sex researchers—and even a Jesuit priest. With humor and grit, Alex takes audiences on a playful, heartfelt journey from a shame-filled past to a happier, healthier future.

      Like with many American youth in the 90s, Alex’s school taught that sex before marriage was wrong. His classes showed shocking childbirth videos and all-too-graphic images of people with untreated HIV/AIDS. Because he knew he was gay, these tactics worked to suppress his sexuality.

      Now in his 30s and out of the closet, Alex has turned fear and loathing into something positive and humorous. The documentary, A Sexplanation, seeks to turn his personal pursuit of shame-free pleasure into a call for comprehensive sex education for everyone.