Over the next few weeks, Sophie attended several more sessions of the sexual education program. She learned about different types of contraception, how to negotiate boundaries in relationships, and how to prioritize her own sexual health.
While the MP4 format didn't exist in 1991 (VHS was the king of the era), many of these vintage educational films have since been digitized into "extra quality" formats for archival purposes. In the early '90s, schools across Flanders and Wallonia began moving away from dry textbooks in favor of visual storytelling. These videos often featured:
). Released by Studio Landstar Films and directed by Ronald Deronge, the film was designed as a straightforward pedagogical guide for youth entering puberty. Overview of the 1991 Film : A 28-minute documentary presented in Dutch/Flemish.
Comparing how we taught "consent" in 1991 versus the digital-first approach of the 2020s.