film where girl gets her first period and her mother slaps her

A young girl experiences her first menstruation. Unbeknownst to her, her father discovers the milestone and, in an unsettling twist, informs her that to complete her journey into womanhood, she must commit a gruesome act.

A young girl experiences the horrors of getting her first period.

A delicate and patient portrayal of what a woman's first day on her period can look like. 'Day One' is a film that works against period stigma by highlighting a very real experience consistently had by over half the population.

A teenage girl seeks help from her clueless father after getting her first period at school.

A 6 minute short film about a 12-year-old girl and her first period.

A young girl gets her first menstrual period.

When thirteen-year-old Ronnie gets her first period on September 11th, she struggles with her newfound womanhood as the world crumbles around her.

The purpose of this film isn't entirely known but I suspect it's targeted at the parents with a mentally disabled child who want to educate her about menstruation. It shows what's likely a real family in which the youngest girl has down syndrome discussing periods and the older sister demonstrating the correct use of a pad.

The film is a journey of the director to find an answer behind the trauma that shook her one fine morning at the age of twelve, when she had her first periods. Away from home and her mother on that particular day, she feared for her life, as she didn’t have the slightest clue about what was going on in her body. Her journey within the film extends to the experiences of several women around menstruation, through interactions with her daughter and a few friends. Finally, after thirty years, she confronts her mother.

After getting her first period, an antsy teenager tries to find her new place in the world as a woman.