The most riveting 35 minutes you'll spend watching a man ask strangers about their sex lives.
Dr. Wardell Pomeroy demonstrates the sex history-taking procedure integral to therapy and research. A key factor is the order of questions asked and his non-judgmental approach. Using a rapid notation system, Dr. Pomeroy condenses into a single sheet the equivalent of 25 typed pages. For training therapists and counselors in interviewing techniques
Direction
Sutton's fly-on-the-wall approach makes therapy feel like performance art.
Production
That rapid notation system — actual witchcraft on one sheet of paper.
Director
Laird Sutton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pomeroy was Kinsey's co-author on the original Sexual Behavior reports; this film captures the moment sexology transitioned from scandalous research to institutional therapy.
The 'single sheet' technique was revolutionary for making sexuality legible to insurance companies and courts — clinical efficiency as social control.
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