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How to Hack Birth Control (full series)

Directed by Sassy Mohen

A satire comedy series told through the sharp wit and perky charm of the narrator Ruth, ‘HOW TO HACK’ takes on everything that sex-ed never told you.

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  • BIO
  • AWARDS
  • CREDITS
  • GALLERY

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Synopsis

HOW TO HACK, looks for optimism within today’s doom and gloom surrounding women’s reproductive rights, dishing out well re- searched facts and hacks with merciless humor to help you laugh through the darkness. The episodes take seemingly unrelated characters & circumstances and carefully weave them together to paint a bigger and complete picture. Using sketch comedy, surreal CGI and late-night comedy humor, How to Hack fuses it all together with a sleek modern visual style. Aiming to shine the cleansing light of satire on today’s challenging topics, ‘HOW TO HACK’ spotlights everything women were told never to talk about. From birth control, to conception, boobs, infertility and the female orgasm there is no taboo topic ‘HOW TO HACK,’ won’t tear apart and stitch back together with laughter

Bio

Sassy Mohen's innovative, bold, confident style has emerged as a pioneer in female-driven storytelling. She has directed, written, and produced multiple award-winning Films, TV Pilots, Music Videos, Commercials, and Web Series. 

Her multiple award-winning hot topic comedy satire How to Hack Birth Control, which she directed & wrote has been called "Wickedly Funny and Charmingly Scathing" by IndieShorts Magazine. Sassy and How to Hack Birth Control (2022) have smashed the festival circuit with official selections at over 70 festivals, and has won over 25 awards and 10 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Series. In 2023, the City of West Hollywood voted unanimously to endorse the project and has set up special screening events for its community. The project has also picked up endorsements from Reproductive Freedom for All (NARAL,) SheNYC Arts & Truth be Told. 

Her previous short film Fear Actually (2020) was released to rave reviews and won 3 Best Female Director Awards. FX Network tapped her to direct for their online web channel, This is AOK.  Due to popular demand, her first independent feature film Happy Holidays (2007) was digitally re-mastered in 2024 and recently re-released in theaters & Amazon Prime.

Sassy recently directed Jellysmack’s drama series Supermission, TikTok series Hot Mess, online commercials for Kraft, Budlight & Barbie, and is development for her next feature film a post-Roe Texas abortion road trip story, along with other film projects. 

Awards History

First Glance Film Festival 2022 - Best Director

Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival 2022 - Best TV

Imagine This Women's Film Festival 2022 - Best TV Pilot

Credits

Actor - Jackie R. Jacobson

Audio - Rob Marshall

Producer - Steve Cubine