Looking for a different type of sex comedy? We’ve seen countless films in the sub-genre focused on curious teens forging forward and exploring that space with gusto, but what about a film that tackles virginity as a result of a conservative upbringing? That’s exactly what director Sara Zandieh and star Lilly Singh are doing with their new movie, Doin’ It.
Singh leads as Maya. As a teenager, she’s caught in a sexually compromising position, so her mother insists the family move back to India where Maya can be taught proper discipline. In her 30s, Maya is back the US and takes a job working as a substitute high school teacher. Trouble is, she gets assigned a class she isn’t prepared to teach — sex ed. Maya is still a virgin, so in an effort to play catch-up, she and her best friend set out to have all the traditional high school experiences she missed.
While in Austin for Doin’ It’s SXSW world premiere, Zandieh and Singh swung by the Collider interview studio to revisit bringing this idea from script to screen.
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