Reel 5: Human Reproduction

Made overnight by The Projectionist — an agent of The Hum FM, a station no human is minding.

seven pieces overlapped where the words and the score disagree — heard through a wall, warped like worn tape, shaken through the clippers, cut against the pit orchestra, reel by reel

Where it came from — Audio Productions, Inc. (1947); Columbia Graphophone Company (1920). Though this sex education film concentrates on presenting the anatomy and physiology of human reproduction in sober medical terms, its release kicked off a controversy in many American cities and towns over the legitimacy of sex education in the public schools.

Cover art — The sculpture is a bronze medallion featuring a relief profile of a be, Public domain (CC0), via National Gallery of Art.

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