What’s the Ukrainian Word for Sex? A Sexual Journey Through Eastern Europe

“What’s the Ukrainian Word for Sex? A Sexual Journey Through Eastern Europe”, the first-ever Canadian film about East European queer identity, began with the director’s realization that there’s no language for sex in her culture. A humorous montage begins the video, “What’s the Ukrainian word for sex?” We follow the director to Ukraine and see extreme contrasts between family, queer life, and the postcolonial culture of Ukraine. Interviews shot in Vancouver, Toronto and Kyiv tell the story of sexual and cultural changes in the east, and update us on the current troubled situation of queer rights in Eastern Europe. Dramatic footage portrays an academic obsessed with meanings of shame and pride in the persona of Andy Warhol, as well as flashbacks to the Sapphic goings-on of Ukrainian Girl Scout camp. English and Ukrainian with English subtitles