Eleanore Pienta & Joanna Arnow in Bad at Dancing (2015)

Actress-stage artist Eleanore Pienta [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] (T&A) & actress-director-cinematographer Joanna Arnow [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] (T&A&B) in Bad at Dancing (2015)[Short Film]

There is a lot of stigma around female characters expressing their sexuality, especially if it’s unconventional sexuality or if they are active agents in their own sexuality. A woman masturbating on camera isn’t really shown that much in American films, so I’m glad that it reduces the stigma, but it’s an added bonus. I have it in the film because it’s appropriate for the story. I see my character’s arc as a descent into pushing her friends away and eroticizing that rejection, and so masturbating in their bed was the natural end point. – Joanna Arnow