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 Some film festivals take themselves too seriously. Not so South by Southwest, Austin's multi-disciplinary mega-event where enthusiastic crowds embrace comedies, the edgier the better. This year, a synopsis stood out as particularly promising: "A 30-year-old Native American virgin gets a job as a high school sex-ed teacher." Unfortunately, "Doin' It" doesn't quite pull it off (it's basically Haley Joel Osment's 2014 comedy "Sex Ed," with a cultural twist). The concept is funny, but the execution feels forced, in part because the substitute in question (played by Lilly Singh) is supposedly on an abstinence program. In theory, her profound celibacy should make her perfect for the position. The film aims to combat shame surrounding all aspects of human sexuality, which seems an admirable goal, but inevitably controversial. But "Doin' It" goes overboard from the start, beginning with an embarrassment no teenager can forget: a ...