Giovanna Chesler - Period: The End of Menstruation

Giovanna Chesler is an Assistant Professor in Communication at the University of California San Diego, and works professionally as a cinematographer and film/video curator and juror. She is the director and producer of internationally exhibited documentary and narrative films including BeauteouS: The Trilogy and hand-some. Her most recent film is Period: The End of Menstruation, a feature documentary film exploring trends in hormonal birth control which change the way we think of gender, health and the ‘natural’.