Behensexplaining
(behen = sister)
This work is inspired by:
The Kitty Party
Indian Serial Dramas
The Kitty Party idea originates in India, as an informal savings club. It is a kind of party organised by women, on a monthly basis. 'Kitty' refers to the amount collected at the party, every member contributing a certain sum of money each month.
The initiative takes the ethos of the Kitty Party, by collectively encouraging Behen's (sisters) to contribute their time and energy towards building stronger, healthier and more empowered communities.
September 2021 saw the launch of the first Kitty Party in Leicester. This event kick-started and cultivated important conversations across South Asian women's groups.
The popular tropes contained within highly dramatised Indian serial dramas were used to create a series of films to entice our target audience.
This ground-breaking initiative helped reduce stigma, while busting myths and misconceptions surrounding sexual health, sexual violence, sexual abuse and sexual expression.
Commissioned by: Trade Sexual Health
HIV & STI’s. A mother and her two daughters discuss potential transmission routes and how to stay protected.
This short film is one of three in a series of films created to challenge stigma amongst women in South Asian communities when talking about sex and sexual health from a project titled "Behensexplaining", our creative word combining the Hindi word for sisters (behens), the word sex, and the word explaining, with "Behensexplaining" translating out to be 'sisters explaining sex'.