Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution (2017)

A documentary about today's young adult hookup culture and the stories in pop-culture that influence it.

Director:

Benjamin Nolot

Writer:

Benjamin Nolot

Stars:

Kimberleigh Andrews, Kim Biddle, Adam Brown

Cast

Credited cast:
Kimberleigh Andrews	...	Herself
Kim Biddle	...	Herself - Expert
Adam Brown	...	Himself
Gail Dines	...	Herself - Expert
Shay Douglas	...	Himself
Loden Falcon	...	Himself
Donna Freitas	...	Herself - Expert
Farrah Hagblom	...	Herself
Caroline Heldman	...	Herself - Expert
Robert Jensen	...	Himself - Expert
Sut Jhally	...	Himself - Expert
Jackson Katz	...	Himself - Expert
Don McPherson	...	Himself - Expert
Dakota Myers-Moore	...	Herself
Tony Porter	...	Himself - Expert

Storyline

Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution is a documentary about today's young adult hookup culture. The film follows the journey of college students during their Spring Break revelries, offering an insightful look into their attitudes and behaviors regarding sex. It is an honest and raw depiction of this casual sex environment where sexual violation has become normal. Liberated widens the view of today's hookup culture by examining the role of pop-culture in shaping conceptions of gender and sexuality that underlie this new sexual revolution.

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male | brainwashing | hookup | college | spring break | 

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Taglines:

A documentary about coming of age in today's sexual culture.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Освобождённые: Новая сексуальная революция

Filming Locations:

Panama City Beach, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magic Lantern Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color (HD) Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

User Reviews

Powerful look into the college hook-up culture of Spring Break

A well-planned and moving documentary. "Liberated" interviewed a host of college students within the microcosm of Spring Break and balanced their real-life opinions with the testimonies of a variety of researchers, advocates, scientists, and experts to explain how media and skewed gender identities have created a harmful hyper-sexualized society. As a young person and current college student, I am grateful for voices like this that tell me that I am more than my sexuality, that sex is more than a commodity, and that men and women are inherently of great worth and should be treated with dignity for their unique, beautiful humanity.

Although written and directed by Benjamin Nolot, the founder of Exodus Cry, a Christian non-profit organization, there are no religious references in this movie. Instead, it is a look at the harmful social effects of our hypersexualized generation.

Although powerful and moving, it lacked a wider discussion of what caused such a harmful culture and a stronger call-to-action at the end. Nonetheless, this film did raise a lot of important questions and clearly portrayed the hookup culture without condemning it.