The Sessions
“The festival hit of the year!”
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.
This film offers a deeply empathetic and tender exploration of human connection and desire. It’s a poignant, gently humorous journey into intimacy, vulnerability, and self-discovery, grounded in a true story. The experience is both heartfelt and surprisingly frank, celebrating the courage to seek profound personal experience.
