MIAM! Distribution — the distribution arm of Paris-based MIAM! Animation — has acquired worldwide rights to the hit short-form series It’s My Body (Libres! in French), created by French feminist activist, author and filmmaker Ovidie (Everything’s Better Than a Hooker, A Very Ordinary World) and journalist turned podcaster and author Sophie-Marie Larrouy (L’Émifion, On est chez nous). Aimed at teens and adults, the 20 x 3’30” series (two seasons) is described as a sexual liberation manifesto and deconstruction of societal norms.
Enough! Give us a break! Let’s free ourselves from all the things that hold us back from loving us in our own special way. “It’s my body!” wittily questions our prejudices and taboos about sex and fights against sexual diktats.
Adapted from the book by Ovidie and Diglee (Maureen Wingrove), Libres, manifeste pour s’affranchir des diktats sexuels (Delcourt), this 2D series is directed by Ovidie and Josselin Ronse and written by Ovidie and Larrouy. The animation is based on illustrations by Diglee, an illustrator, comic-book author and youth novelist whose projects include Confessions of a Glitter Addict (Marabout) and Forever Bitch (Delcourt).
Produced by 2 Minutes and Magneto, co-produced by ARTE, Libres! racked up more than 60 million views in France for its first season, becoming a major hit on arte.tv and social media platforms.
You can watch a sample episode here.
It’s My Body! joins MIAM!’s collection of empowering and socially relevant titles for young adults (Boys Boys Boys, Unsung Women, Women Undercover), families (Brazen, Funny Birds, Luisa and the Feathered Snake, Mussels and Fries, Immobile Stars) and kids (Goat Girl, in production for 2024).
