Ep 171: Intimacy Coordinator Ita O’Brien talks about sex in Saltburn, Poor Things, Fair Play & more Girls On Film

As we post this episode, we’re coming up to the third annual Girls On Film Awards 2024. They take place on Tuesday 20 February 2024 at Regent Street Cinema in London. We’ll celebrate the brilliant work made by women in film and will be joined by nominees, industry supporters and listeners.


We give awards in 12 categories, and the undisputed climax of the night will be the award for the category 'Female Orgasm on Screen, sponsored by Intimacy On Set' for the second year running. In this episode, Intimacy On Set founder Ita O’Brien talks with Hedda Lornie Archbold, Girls On Film co-founder, about the four nominated films in this category: Fair Play, Joy Ride, Poor Things and Saltburn, as well as about some of the other notable films of the past year.

Ita O'Brien is an Intimacy Coordinator and Movement Director for film, television, and theatre. Since 2014, she has been developing best practice when working with intimacy, scenes with sexual content, and nudity in film, TV, and theatre. Ita pioneered the role of Intimacy Coordinator, which is being adopted in leading production houses, including HBO, Netflix, and the BBC. Ita founded Intimacy on Set to provide trained, professional Intimacy Coordinators to the industry.

Also in this episode, Anna Smith recommends some great films by women filmmakers in the run up to International Women’s Day 2024.

Films mentioned in this episode:
Men Up
Saltburn
Poor Things
Fair Play
Joy Ride
How To Have Sex
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Memory
Four Daughters
Copa 71
Origin

Operas mentioned in this episode:
Anthony and Cleopatra

Television series mentioned in this episode:
Bridgerton
Brave New World

Men Up is on BBC iPlayer
Fair Play is on Netflix
Joy Ride is streaming platforms including Apple TV.
Saltburn is on Prime Video
Poor Things is on streaming platforms including Prime Video and Apple TV from 27 February 2024.


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Host: Anna Smith
Producer: Hedda Lornie Archbold
Audio editor: Emma Butt
House band: MX Tyrants
This episode is in partnership with Intimacy On Set

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