The emotional intelligence of menstruation

Every month the reproductive system of women is preparing for pregnancy. It starts when the ovum travels throw the fallopian tube toward the uterus. At the same time, the endometrium is formed in the uterus and it becomes full of blood and nutritive fluids. If the female cellule is not fertilized it dissolves in the tube. Since the endometrium is no longer needed it too dissolves away and it flows out of the body throw and opening in the hymen. This is called the menstruation, the natural process of ovum’s life that empowers women to being mothers.

Until very recently, there has not been a movie neither a book about menstruation and this open silent has been very disorienting for woman. In this way, the potent symbol of menstruation is turned to a problematic, impure, harmful and a little bit disgusting red mark. “The moon inside you” is a documentary by Diana Fabiánová about the ignorance and the knowledge in relation to menstrual. The candid voice of reporter could be all women speaking in a deeper attitude about femininity. The main propose is to break down with the scientist, religious, political and social taboos that had avoided women to sincerely appreciate the menstrual cycle.

When Diana was a girl, she learned that a man should never know when she was menstruating. Time passed and she realized that she wants to make sense of the period time, which has nothing about dirt or shame. There are millions of women discretely menstruating because of the “occultation culture” that coats this simple biological function. The same power of female blood that once served to connect women with their sacred is now the source of their isolation. In spite of this, there are still vestiges of a sacred knowledge about menstruation, including tales.

In these sorties, the young woman reaches biological maturity when it exceeds the fear of blood. And this is the point: it is essential encourage women to become aware of their latent power. In sum, “The moon inside you” is a 75 minutes trip to the roots of women as a moon which is not always the same; it is sometimes full and sometimes waning. So, it seems a relaxing trip to the women themselves in order to feel the moon inside them.