It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good conscience must be in want of a knowledgeable woman — especially when it comes down to trying to understand the hardships of the body while in the process of menstruation.

Julia Aks and Steve Pinder ‘s Jane Austen’s Period Drama is a Jane Austen-inspired comedy that follows Estrogenia (Aks) as she gets her period in the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal. Upon seeing the blood that accidentally seeps through her dress, her suitor, Mr. Dickley (Ta’imua) mistakes the natural bodily function as a grave wound, leading to a series of comical mishaps and pertinently meaningful conversations about destigmatizing menstruation.

The 13-minute short premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festiva

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