SSTAR Screening

Learning to Be Naked: Healing Through Burlesque

Expired May 1, 2025 7:00 AM
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SSTAR is proud to share this provocative and inspiring film. Complementing the theme of SSTAR's 50th annual meeting, the film brings a unique perspective to sexuality, trauma, and healing.


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"It was beautifully done, showed so much inclusivity and the real beauty of diversity, and celebrated sexuality and moving in our bodies as a source of healing,.." 

 ~Dr. Carolin Klein, R.Psych.

Director, West Coast Centre for Sex Therapy

Learning to Be Naked reveals the healing, transformative power of burlesque. It’s hard to imagine a more vulnerable experience than getting naked on stage–and for some, it is precisely this experience that profoundly changes their lives. Dispelling stereotypes about what kinds of bodies deserve to be seen and celebrated, the film follows five extraordinary and unconventional performers as burlesque strips away their shame, gently peels off their insecurities, and slowly undresses their pain.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    76 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Portland Film Festival
  • Rating
    R
  • Genre
    Documnetary
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Content Warning
    Profanity, Erotic
  • Awards
    Best Documentary at La Femme International Film Festival, Best Feature Documentary at California Women's Film Festival
  • Social Media
  • Director
    Susan Wolf, Machiel Amorison
  • Screenwriter
    Susan Wolf
  • Producer
    Susan Wolf, Macheil Amorison
  • Filmmaker
    Susan Wolf, Machiel Amorison
  • Cast
    Loulou La Belle, Anna Smith Higgs, Viola Panic, MX. Pucks A'Plenty, Dita Von Teese, Eilleen Wright
  • Cinematographer
    Machiel Amorison, Annelotte Zwart, Oscar Moreno, Rony Cadavid, Olena Zernychenko, Michael Goring, Brittany Broderson, Arie-Jan Vennik, Sebastiaan Van Stam, Alex Przewozniak
  • Editor
    Max Vonk
  • Animator
    Steve Ogden
  • Composer
    Frank Van Wanrooij
  • Sound Design
    Jaim Sahuleka
  • Music
    Frank Van Wanrooij