Women would rather spend 7 years making paper-maché animations about their shitty ex-husbands than go to therapy.

My Love Affair With Marriage could very well act as a manual on how to recognise and overcome cultural biases, fall in & out of love while preserving our own identity, and ultimately be our own person without needing to be validated by anyone else. Read more.

My first Signe Baumane and it's a knockout. Set during the collapse of the Soviet Union, it's like The Worst Person in the World meets Mary and Max, with a special guest appearance by Jurassic Park's Mr. DNA, all about how Men Are Bastards™, complete with the encouragement of a Greek Chorus. Maybe it's fate, maybe it's the brain chemistry. I love the details.

I will admit that it ends on a note of trans allyship that gives me pause because it so flagrantly decenters the trans character. There's a nuance missed in the resulting clarifying line, but it would also be odd to decenter the protagonist for this final moment too. There's no harm in saying that trans allyship makes us stronger either. Will have to mull it over.

We use the term 'failed marriage' a lot in our society to describe a marriage that came and went. But I don't know. If you felt it at the time, you felt it, and sometimes it's just somethin' you gotta go through. I wouldn't view it as wasted time.

Anyway, I liked Signe Baumane's animated chronicle of her past marriages, though somewhat fictionalized. The musical segments might have been my favorite. The science segments about the brain chemistry and hormones was up my alley. I liked those a lot too.

Thanks to a dear friend for recommending :)

One of the dreamiest and most thoughtful things I’ve ever backed on Kickstarter <3

What an amusing story about the journey into womanhood! From a young age, Zelma was taught – rather than discovering herself – how to be a woman that a man would love. Trying hard to meet society's standards, she went through various phases in her life. It's only when she finally meets someone who shares her struggles that she decides enough is enough.

I really appreciate how this film provides a fun lesson on how our brains and bodies respond to triggers, explaining why Zelma feels and acts the way she does. Although sometimes it gets too detailed, it's really fun to see that there's always a scientific reason behind our behavior. Such a pleasurable way to understand our bodies more.

The way they drew and animated the characters reminds me of Lizzie McGuire's animated alter ego, especially with the real-life sets as the background as well. Also the musical numbers in this movie are so fun and catchy.

Shows how illogical love is in full animation. Clever and quirky romance journey that'll amuse and perhaps annoy along the way. Almost presented like a school lesson.

somehow both a reproductive anatomy lesson better than the entirety of the american education system and a romantic look at love’s many forms

full review @ beyond the cinerama dome

Sometimes the film gets bogged down by details, but overall it’s very relatable.

Vegan alert:
-Dead fish hanging up
-Dead pig
-Zelma offers cheese to Daria
-Eating chicken, fish, and about to eat a whole pig
-Egg used in animation

Vegan points:
Zelma pets a cat

Q&A Signe Baumane and Sturgis Warner

This is the 93rd film I saw through the 2nd incarnation of MoviePass.

Smashing the patriarchy one musical number and/or random rendition of the Soviet Anthem at the time.

Probably a bit too long but a really interesting and very personal seemingly story about identity and relationships. Really nicely presented and a couple of the songs are nice and catchy!