Laura-Doe Harris

Byron Bay
Film & Video

Art & Science of Female Arousal DVD

A$22,567
of $20,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 18th May 2015 at 2:00AM.
UPDATE - Wow! Thanks to our amazing supporters and fabulous team we've reached our target and we're funded. If you'd still like to pre-order a download of the documentary or contribute in another way then head on over to theartandscienceoffemalearousal.com or get in touch via email

Hi, my name is Laura-Doe Harris. I work as a sexuality educator, empowering people to connect with and enjoy their bodies, creating more fulfilling intimate lives. 

The Art & Science of Female Arousal is my new 75-minute documentary, jam-packed with ground-breaking information about the female body's elegant design for pleasure, arousal and self-healing. I believe it will make a real difference in many people’s lives, helping them create more loving relationships with themselves and others. It’s nearly ready! It’s been filmed and edited, and looks awesome. Now I need your help getting it out to the world.

There’s an amazing orchestra of arousal structures and potential within the female pelvis, but sadly, most of us have only learnt to play one, maybe two, of our instruments!

Limited sex ed at school and discomfort at home stopped many of us learning about crucial differences between men and women and the ways we get turned on. When people are embarrassed to talk about sexuality, it can be hard to find what you need to know. Many of the issues my clients have are simply due to this lack of understanding about how the female body actually works.

Research shows that dissatisfaction in the bedroom is one of the leading causes of relationship breakup. In the past decade scientists have discovered much new information about a woman's body and brain that offers a fascinating map of her natural pleasure potential. I began sharing this information in workshops and was consistently blown away by the response.

Attendees reported:
 Increased self-confidence
 Feeling closer to their partner
 Improved sexual experiences: from poor to good, from good to great, or from great to mind-blowing!
 Empowering conversations about satisfaction in the bedroom
 Parents feeling better equipped to discuss sexuality with their teens

I want to reach more people than I can in person, all over the world, including people too shy to attend a workshop. I've distilled the information in my seminars into an entertaining movie, packed with humour, music and lots of practical tips and exercises. It will be an invaluable tool for couples and singles, schools, parents and practitioners. Treating the subject with sensitivity and respect, I avoided using graphic images that may alienate some viewers, instead employing diagrams and anatomically accurate Vulvalicious® cushions for demonstrations.

TeamA small team inspired by the vision has worked hard alongside me to get this far. Now we need your help to raise funds for post-production, manufacture and marketing of a DVD, creating a website where the movie can be downloaded in various formats, and to pay the musicians for their fabulous soundtrack. We will employ a professional marketer to make a real impact, changing the way people relate sexually by empowering them with this information. We intend to educate the educators by getting the DVD into schools.

Can you help?

We have a juicy bunch of incentives to support your decision. Will you be part of a sex-positive movement and support more people to understand the amazing natural pleasure mechanisms our bodies contain? Will you be part of changing the world one happy lady at a time?

Check out the rewards to the right and even if you can't offer financial support please help by sharing our video and project link far and wide.

With immense gratitude, Laura-Doe

How The Funds Will Be Used

We need $20,000 to get The Art & Science of Female Arousal effectively onto the market.

These funds will be used as follows:
Website - $500
Graphic design for cover, promo & launch material - $1,500
Audio post production - $1,500
Mastering - $1,000
Soundtrack music: The Chaps - $1,500
DVD authoring - $500
Set up Vimeo store - $500
Film classification application fee - $700
Manufacture costs for 500 PAL DVDs - $1,150
Manufacture costs for 500 NTSC DVDs - $1,150
Admin & PR - $3,000
Marketing - $7,000 - We will hire a marketing professional to ensure we reach as many people as possible with our launch and our promotion. It will have a fantastic impact on how effectively we get the movie out to the world.  We will create a JV launch and aim for a high first day ranking on Amazon as well as purchasing small print ads, online ads, social media and email advertising.

TOTAL $20,000

If we raise more funds we'd love to go for adding subtitles in different languages, creating a workbook to go with the movie and starting work on a second movie. There is always more to learn!

The Challenges

The classification board may not give us the rating we are hoping for to allow the video to become available for high school students, in which case we will have to review and re-edit the material. 

GO GO GO!

I don't have time for perks, I just want to help create happy women! You get: A warm glowing feeling from the knowledge that you just helped make the world a more loving and pleasurable place.

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MOVIE NIGHT

You get: To be one of the first to view this life changing doco. Enjoy an inspiring evening with a cuppa or a companion or both! A one-time stream offer. Buy one for yourself and one for your mate!

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FULLY OWN IT :)

You get: To download it in HD, or your favourite format and absorb this empowering material chapter by chapter, at your own pace - until you fully embody it ;)

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A DVD IN THE HAND ...

... is worth years wandering around the bush! You get: The DVD in hard copy (PAL or NTSC version), downloads of all the Vaudeville of the Vulva songs, an e-book of the script and a Vulvalationary purse.

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DOWNLOADERS DELIGHT!

A veritable feast of downloadable goodies from documentary special guests! You get: Feminine Beauty - A Celebration (full color photo ebook by Mukee Okan), The Illustrious Jade Egg - essential 60 page ebook by Saida Desilets, chart of women’s genital anatomy types, interviews with orgasm experts Mukee Okan & Kristin Viken, the movie in format of your choice, the songs from Vaudeville of the Vulva, the movie script AND the option of placing your movie review WITH your link on our campaign page!

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GET THAT FEELING

Really get a feeling for this empowering education by adding your very own Vulvalicious® Mini cushion, a beautiful, tactile and anatomically accurate representation of female genital anatomy designed for educational use. Great for kinesthetic learners. You get: A Vulvalicious® Mini cushion (retail price $99) + a signed hard copy of the DVD (PAL or NTSC version), downloads of all the Vaudeville of the Vulva songs, an e-book of the script and a Vulvalationary singlet.

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PHILANTHROPIST PACKAGE

Let's get this information out to young people! You get: 10 copies sent to schools/ colleges/universities/libraries, on your behalf, or anonymously (your choice) + your own copy of the film in your preferred format, downloads of all the Vaudeville of the Vulva songs, an e-book of the script and a warm and fuzzy feeling that you have empowered the relationships of the next generation.

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GUIDED TOUR OF YOUR YONI

Fellow somatic sexologist Bonnie Bliss is offering five Yoni Mapping sessions to support our campaign. Experience a gentle & respectful guided tour of the most intimate and mysterious part of your body. Embrace all of you, release tensions & blockages from the delicate tissue of the vagina and bring awareness to the sensations available. For more info visit blissrevival.com. You get: A 3 hour session with Bonnie plus doco download, songs and e-book. NB Sessions are held near Byron Bay.

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ABSOLUTELY VULVALICIOUS!

Become the proud owner of your own full size Vulvalicious® cushion (as seen in the movie) - a unique fabric art piece, handmade with love to create a beautiful, tactile and anatomically accurate representation of female genitalia (see tinyurl.com/vulvalicious). You get: A Vulvalicious® cushion (currently retailing for $400), a signed hard copy of the DVD (PAL or NTSC version), downloads of all the Vaudeville of the Vulva songs, an e-book of the movie script and a Vulvalationary singlet!

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VAUDEVILLE IN YOUR LOUNGE

Laugh yourself silly in the the privacy of your own home with all the friends you can accommodate. You get: A private performance of Laura-Doe's comic cabaret 'Vaudeville of the Vulva' in your loungeroom, (international performance requires return flights from Australia plus accommodation) + a signed hard copy of the DVD (PAL or NTSC version) hand-delivered by Laura-Doe, downloads of all the Vaudeville of the Vulva songs and an e-book of the script.

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SPONSORS PACKAGE

You get: A sponsorship or producer credit on the film, including your name and business logo. This is a high value perk, as you will be putting your name in front of 100,000 people. (Proviso: subject to ethics approval from the board) + A limited edition signed copy of the script and signed hard-copy of the DVD, big Vulvalicious cushion, E-book of the script, a download of all songs from Vaudeville of the Vulva and Vulvalationary singlets in all four sizes!

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