Next Generation Sex
New York City, New York | Film Feature
Documentary
NEXT GENERATION SEX follows teens and parents on opposite sides of a growing battle over sex education. Who gets to control what young people are taught? What’s at stake for kids when that information is banned and they have to look for answers elsewhere?
Next Generation Sex
New York City, New York | Film Feature
Documentary
1 Campaigns | New York, United States
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NEXT GENERATION SEX follows teens and parents on opposite sides of a growing battle over sex education. Who gets to control what young people are taught? What’s at stake for kids when that information is banned and they have to look for answers elsewhere?
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
NEXT GENERATION SEX started with a question we couldn’t shake: what’s really behind the growing fight over sex education, and what does it say about who we are right now?
As mothers, we see the growing divide over what parents believe is “appropriate” to share with their children about sexuality and gender. And as filmmakers, we wanted to look closer. What are kids actually being taught? And what happens when they’re left to figure it out on their own?
As we began filming, we met teenagers and parents on all sides of this issue. What struck us most wasn’t just the conflict, it was how deeply everyone cared. Over three years of filming, we found people asking the same questions: How do we protect our kids? What does it mean to raise them well? And what happens when our fears don’t match the reality kids are living in today?
NEXT GENERATION SEX reveals what’s at stake when young people are left to navigate sex, identity, and safety on their own. In the absence of guidance they turn elsewhere, often facing misinformation, shame, and real risks. This film weaves together two worlds: the intimate lives of teenagers and the broader forces shaping them. We also step back to look at the bigger picture: how this moment is part of a much longer history, and how today’s media landscape is amplifying fear and division in new ways.
One of the most moving parts of this process has been reading the anonymous questions young people ask about their bodies, relationships, and identity. They’re honest, vulnerable, sometimes funny, and often heartbreaking. Through animation, we’re bringing those voices into the film, so we can hear directly what kids are wondering, and how much they’re navigating on their own.
At its core, this film is about more than sex education. It’s about how we show up for young people, what we choose to tell them, and what we leave them to figure out alone. And ultimately, it’s about how a world built on openness rather than secrecy and shame can benefit everyone.
YOUR HELP will enable us to continue while we have real momentum. We’ve finished principal photography and we are in the edit room - right now - actively working on the rough cut.
Our goal is to keep plugging away at the film all summer so we can have a rough cut completed by the Fall. We have the story, the footage, and the team - we just need the funds to make it happen!
We're seeking $30,000 to cover a month of paying our amazing editor, as well as additional post-production needs including archival footage, animation and story consultation.
If we meet the above goal, we will push forward to further support completing the film:
- $36,500 gets all of the above, PLUS two more weeks with our editor.
- $43,000 gets all of the above, PLUS another month with our editor.
- $50,000 gets all of the above, PLUS additional animation.
- $60,000 gets all of the above, PLUS color correcting and/or sound design.
Thank you for joining us and helping us complete this film and get it out in the world!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Editor
Costs $19,500
This covers 6 weeks of payment for our amazing edit. Frankly, we need three times this, but every day/week/month counts!
Animation
Costs $3,500
Animation will allow us to use the real, anonymous questions and voices from kids and teens in a way that's engaging but private.
Archival Producer
Costs $5,000
There is a ton of great material from old sex ed videos as well as more recent clips from movies and online we want to use in the film!
Editorial Consultant
Costs $2,000
Expert advice and feedback during this time will help shape the film into the best version possible.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Julie Bridgham is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and Sundance and IFP Documentary Fellow. She directed and produced THE SARI SOLDIERS which garnered the Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Prize and screened in over 50 countries, winning many "best of" awards. Julie was the Executive Producer of DRAWING THE TIGER, a Sundance-supported documentary that premiered at Hot Docs, and part of the producing team for I AM GRETA, which premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and now streams worldwide on Hulu. Her television credits include producing and directing series for Discovery Channel, BBC, and TLC, and creating content for clients such as Meta, WhatsApp, NowThis, and Vox, among others. She previously served as the Documentary Feature Programmer for the Brooklyn Film Festival and is currently an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she teaches the Master Class in Documentary Filmmaking.
Rebecca Haimowitz is an NYU Film Professor and an award-winning filmmaker whose work has screened across the world. Her documentary 62 DAYS broadcast on PBS/World Channel’s “Reel South,” after premiering at the Meet the Press Film Festival with AFI. She is the Co-Director/Producer of the feature film MADE IN INDIA, which premiered at Hot Docs International Film Festival, won “Best Documentary” at numerous festivals, and aired on PBS in 2012. Her fiction work has screened at SXSW, Woodstock Film Festival and more. Rebecca has received support from Fork Films, IFP, the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, Chicken & Egg Pictures, the Fledgling Fund, the New York State Council on the Arts, and more. Rebecca is an Assistant Arts Professor of Filmmaking at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She is committed to creating powerful films that reveal the deeper stories behind timely issues.
Lyman Smith turned to editing independent feature films after five years producing and editing for CNN, National Geographic, HBO and more. His award-winning film RACING EXTINCTION (Dir: Louie Psihoyos) premiered at Sundance and went on to be viewed by over 36 million people worldwide. He is the editor of MAURIZIO CATTELAN: BE RIGHT BACK (Dir: Maura Axelrod) which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and editor of YOUTHvGOV which won numerous awards including Best Editing and had a highly successful launch on Netflix. His film JUSTICE produced by Amy Herdy (The Bleeding Edge, Allen V Farrow, Britney Vs. Spears) premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. With over 20 films to his name, many high-profile festival premiers and numerous successful distribution launches, Lyman continues to push the boundaries of the art form.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
NEXT GENERATION SEX started with a question we couldn’t shake: what’s really behind the growing fight over sex education, and what does it say about who we are right now?
As mothers, we see the growing divide over what parents believe is “appropriate” to share with their children about sexuality and gender. And as filmmakers, we wanted to look closer. What are kids actually being taught? And what happens when they’re left to figure it out on their own?
As we began filming, we met teenagers and parents on all sides of this issue. What struck us most wasn’t just the conflict, it was how deeply everyone cared. Over three years of filming, we found people asking the same questions: How do we protect our kids? What does it mean to raise them well? And what happens when our fears don’t match the reality kids are living in today?
NEXT GENERATION SEX reveals what’s at stake when young people are left to navigate sex, identity, and safety on their own. In the absence of guidance they turn elsewhere, often facing misinformation, shame, and real risks. This film weaves together two worlds: the intimate lives of teenagers and the broader forces shaping them. We also step back to look at the bigger picture: how this moment is part of a much longer history, and how today’s media landscape is amplifying fear and division in new ways.
One of the most moving parts of this process has been reading the anonymous questions young people ask about their bodies, relationships, and identity. They’re honest, vulnerable, sometimes funny, and often heartbreaking. Through animation, we’re bringing those voices into the film, so we can hear directly what kids are wondering, and how much they’re navigating on their own.
At its core, this film is about more than sex education. It’s about how we show up for young people, what we choose to tell them, and what we leave them to figure out alone. And ultimately, it’s about how a world built on openness rather than secrecy and shame can benefit everyone.
YOUR HELP will enable us to continue while we have real momentum. We’ve finished principal photography and we are in the edit room - right now - actively working on the rough cut.
Our goal is to keep plugging away at the film all summer so we can have a rough cut completed by the Fall. We have the story, the footage, and the team - we just need the funds to make it happen!
We're seeking $30,000 to cover a month of paying our amazing editor, as well as additional post-production needs including archival footage, animation and story consultation.
If we meet the above goal, we will push forward to further support completing the film:
- $36,500 gets all of the above, PLUS two more weeks with our editor.
- $43,000 gets all of the above, PLUS another month with our editor.
- $50,000 gets all of the above, PLUS additional animation.
- $60,000 gets all of the above, PLUS color correcting and/or sound design.
Thank you for joining us and helping us complete this film and get it out in the world!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Editor
Costs $19,500
This covers 6 weeks of payment for our amazing edit. Frankly, we need three times this, but every day/week/month counts!
Animation
Costs $3,500
Animation will allow us to use the real, anonymous questions and voices from kids and teens in a way that's engaging but private.
Archival Producer
Costs $5,000
There is a ton of great material from old sex ed videos as well as more recent clips from movies and online we want to use in the film!
Editorial Consultant
Costs $2,000
Expert advice and feedback during this time will help shape the film into the best version possible.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Julie Bridgham is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and Sundance and IFP Documentary Fellow. She directed and produced THE SARI SOLDIERS which garnered the Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Prize and screened in over 50 countries, winning many "best of" awards. Julie was the Executive Producer of DRAWING THE TIGER, a Sundance-supported documentary that premiered at Hot Docs, and part of the producing team for I AM GRETA, which premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and now streams worldwide on Hulu. Her television credits include producing and directing series for Discovery Channel, BBC, and TLC, and creating content for clients such as Meta, WhatsApp, NowThis, and Vox, among others. She previously served as the Documentary Feature Programmer for the Brooklyn Film Festival and is currently an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she teaches the Master Class in Documentary Filmmaking.
Rebecca Haimowitz is an NYU Film Professor and an award-winning filmmaker whose work has screened across the world. Her documentary 62 DAYS broadcast on PBS/World Channel’s “Reel South,” after premiering at the Meet the Press Film Festival with AFI. She is the Co-Director/Producer of the feature film MADE IN INDIA, which premiered at Hot Docs International Film Festival, won “Best Documentary” at numerous festivals, and aired on PBS in 2012. Her fiction work has screened at SXSW, Woodstock Film Festival and more. Rebecca has received support from Fork Films, IFP, the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, Chicken & Egg Pictures, the Fledgling Fund, the New York State Council on the Arts, and more. Rebecca is an Assistant Arts Professor of Filmmaking at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She is committed to creating powerful films that reveal the deeper stories behind timely issues.
Lyman Smith turned to editing independent feature films after five years producing and editing for CNN, National Geographic, HBO and more. His award-winning film RACING EXTINCTION (Dir: Louie Psihoyos) premiered at Sundance and went on to be viewed by over 36 million people worldwide. He is the editor of MAURIZIO CATTELAN: BE RIGHT BACK (Dir: Maura Axelrod) which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and editor of YOUTHvGOV which won numerous awards including Best Editing and had a highly successful launch on Netflix. His film JUSTICE produced by Amy Herdy (The Bleeding Edge, Allen V Farrow, Britney Vs. Spears) premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. With over 20 films to his name, many high-profile festival premiers and numerous successful distribution launches, Lyman continues to push the boundaries of the art form.