synopsis

PASSION & POWER is an entertaining documentary that explores the controversial history of the vibrator, from the Victorian era – when doctors used the device to relieve women of “hysteria” – to the present-day. This provocative yet unexpectedly funny film also digs deeper to uncover the mysteries of the female orgasm, and examines its ramifications for sexual politics from the time of Hippocrates to the present day. Featuring interviews with sexperts, historians and pioneering feminists, PASSION & POWER takes us on a surprising and enlightening journey through the secret history of the vibrator and the even more mystifying female orgasm.