A Woman Addicted To Vibrator, Creates An Animated Film On The Story Behind How She Broke It!

Gifts from your friends are always special but for Olivia Griselda, it became an addiction. The filmmaker received a ‘Vibrator’ as a gift from one of her friends years ago. At that time she had no idea she would go on to use it until it broke down! And nobody had expected that Olivia would go on to make an animated film on this journey of self-discovery.

The Singapore-based filmmaker, Olivia Griselda, became a Vibrator addict after she received it as a gift from one of her friends. The friend did not initially call it a ‘Vibrator’ but described the toy as a ‘Hand Massager’ that she had bought in Thailand. The filmmaker then got so addicted to the Vibrator that she suffered from what she describes as an ‘existential crisis’. 

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It was a week later after using it that she realised she was using it ‘too much’, but she couldn’t stop. “It’s a bit like watching a train wreck, but then you can’t get out of it”, said Olivia referring to her addiction. She even dreamt of her fallopian tube falling out from her body during the course of her excessive Vibrator usage!

Just like all stories are bound to end, this one had it too. After one month of being exploited like a labourer in the age of industrialization, the vibrator finally broke down! Olivia took years to finally open up about the month-long self-discovery to her friends or anybody. For Asian women, masturbation still remains a taboo. While men are occasionally seen joking about it or can even talk about it to their friends, it is not the same for women.

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Vibrators and other s*x toys are viewed more like instruments for deviants rather than mediums of self-discovery. Olivia later wrote a story about this and had an opportunity to read it aloud in front of an audience of 30. By seeing the reaction of the women in the crowd, she knew that it was a relatable story. 

She took her story to Animated Visions: Story Development Lab, a workshop organized by Cartoons Underground- an annual animated film festival that celebrates animation from Southeast Asia- and non-profit organization *SCAPE and went on to grab the Best Pitch Award. She met Sarah Cheok and producer Jerrold Chong, who then went on to make an animated film ‘She and her good vibrations’ out of it.

Source: Vice.com