Boring, Period.

A documentary exploring GenZ's experience with periods, touching on personal experience, what was (and more importantly wasn’t) taught in school, and stigmas that they still experience. We will interview people who have periods, comparing how individual each experience truly is. We will also include an element referred to as “the boys round table”- made up of 3 men of different sexualities, to take a quick look into their view on periods, and compare it to the truth.

  • Yeliz Zaifoglu
    Director
  • Imogen Benton
    Producer
  • Max Berger
    Editor
  • Harvey Bourne
    Sound Operator
  • Andrea Agyei-Mensah
    Graphic Designer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 42 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    200 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Brighton
Director Biography - Yeliz Zaifoglu

Freelance visual creator – specialising in analogue photography, video editing and creative direction.

Curator and editor of ‘Stoxed’ Zine – a zine made by and for young creatives, showcasing talent from a multitude of creative disciplines across England. The first two issues from 2021-2022 sold out within a week. Funding was provided by BeePurple.

Assistant editor and production assistant for Azcaptures (current position) – helping on photography sets, editing video content for in house and commercial jobs.

Curator and photographer of ‘Hanim’ – an ongoing analogue photo-series focusing on foreign femininity in Northern Cyprus. Exhibited at Creative Youth Charity, Creative Sparks exhibition (February 2023) and selected works at Outernet X Take More Photos ‘The Faces of Womanhood’ exhibition (March 2023).

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Director Statement

“Boring, period is something I want to help drive change in attitudes towards menstruation - to stop treating it like it’s a dirty act and see the function for what it is, natural. With the documentary exploring the many layers that come with having a period, the most profound part of this production is the overarching need for change within education. If generation Z can see that so clearly, why can’t others?”