Period. (a Short Film)

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Published 2024-03-04
Twelve year old Vivian is counting the days to her first period. Armed with scant information (it's the 80's!) and the help of only her single dad and best male buddy, she finds navigating "the event" is way more complex and comedic than she ever expected.

Over 8 million people have watched this on YouTube so far. Thank you!!! Unfortunately, YouTube content moderators decided after 3 years, that showing a clean pad was not appropriate content, so we've had to edit out that bit and put the video back up. We hope the girls who tell us they come back to watch it every month can still find it!

If you're looking for information, a pretty good overall discussion is available at www.webmd.com/parenting/features/daughters-first-p…. It's for parents, but good for girls to read as well.

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All Comments (21)
  • @dpralle
    Hey, everybody. Just realized I had comments turned off! If you're coming back to view this again, say hi in the comments. I miss everyone telling their stories about their first period.
  • @BrinleyThayer
    I really don’t know why I’m watching this. I just saw it and clicked on it lol
  • @Chloe_12178
    Fun fact: i got my period 2 days after i watched this video 😂😢
  • @notkeliofc
    I got mine when I was 9. I was in gym playing volleyball with all my friends and I looked down because someone dropped the ball and I saw blood on my pants. I was absolutely terrified and I told my gym teacher I was bleeding, I had absolutely no education whatsoever about periods and I literally thought my pee was infected. I went to the nurse and I told the nurse that I’m bleeding and she looked at me and said “Did your mom tell you anything about periods?” I was 9 so obviously I was confused and thought she meant punctuation. So for like 1 hour she explained what was happening to me because I was so convinced that my pee was infected. Then after maybe 2 hours it was lunchtime and my teacher came to check on me because she was wondering why I was at the nurse for so long or something and I just started crying, I cried all the way through music class. When I got home my mom literally talked to me forever but I was STILL in denial about this and thought my pee was infected until 3 days later and realized that my mom and the nurse was right, If your wondering why I remember this so vividly it’s because I’m on 13 that was 4 years ago. You really don’t have to read this whole thing I just wrote it because why not :) Edit: UM NO WAY One of top comments and 156 likess? and 22 replies?)z!?!?!?! MOM LETS GAUR GET THAT YACHT AND MANSION IM FAMOUS Have a EXCELLENT day
  • @BrielleCecilia
    I got my first period on Christmas Day at my grandma’s house and I was frantically searching for pads in my bag to avoid telling my grandma but eventually I texted her to come upstairs and she literally said “I have no idea what to do” and just drove me to Walgreens. I guess I forgot when you get older you don’t have a period.
  • @SadieBowen10
    THE FACT THAT SHE HAS A PUBIC HAIR COUNTER ON THE WALL💀💀😭😭
  • @Piper_Gillis
    she put the first pad on, ADHESIVE SIDE UP. that had to hurt😭😭
  • The way she pulled off the pad and erased the stuff on her walls— I FELT THAT😭
  • @turi-ip-ip
    I've got mine when I was 11, frankly I'm glad that it happened at home, it wasn't anything too dramatic.
  • @iikyonnii
    I got mine at 4th grade, I was at school and I felt somthing soft, I went to use the bathroom and I thought I was pregnant and I had miscarriage so I went to my teacher and said I was pregnant😂😂😂 she was like “What!?” Then I told her what happened she laughed so hard! And she told me I am ovulating🫣 she explained to me and at the end of what she was saying she said “in a few weeks or months you will get ur period, I WAS LITERALLY SCREAMING IN THE HALLWAY. They called my mom and my mom teaches me everything IT WAS SO EMBARRASSING🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🤭🤭🤭
  • @EugenieRhonce
    I got mine when I was 13 at a campsite bathroom and a woman heard me crying in a bathroom stall and ran to the camp store to buy me some pads. I never saw the woman bc I stayed in the bathroom for a good 30 minutes crying but I'm still so thankful that she spent probably 5$ for a pack of pads for some random girl she doesn't know in the bathroom of a campsite.
  • @lillly1188
    i just started my period a couple of hours ago and then see this ... IM TELLING YOU THE GOVERNMENT IS WATCHING US
  • I got my first period on January 3, 2024. I was home with my sister and she helped me with everything. She congratulated me on becoming a woman which was nice
  • @emilykleszo679
    The fact that most girls dread the day but she is extremely excited Edit: I have never gotten this many likes in my life🤩 Edit: And some more
  • Idk how she was so excited. I cried for a solid 30 minutes when i got my period.