Featured at the premiere CineKink in 2003, and winner of one of our first-ever audience choice awards, Preaching to the Perverted is due for a revivial — and a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for its restoration is currently underway.
‘Preaching to the Perverted’ on Kickstarter
Written and directed by Stuart Urban, the British romp was inspired by actual UK trials of people practicing consensual BDSM. It stars Christien Anholt as a fetish scene infiltrator, gathering evidence for a conservative MP keen to crack the whip on smut, who falls in love with the domme played by lesbian icon Guinevere Turner, leader of the colorful ‘House of Thwax.’ Filmed in a high camp style with a cast and crew often drawn from the UK scene, the film is a joyful–and funny–portrayal of kinky sexuality, one that is all too unique in its presentation of kinksters in a sympathetic, human light.
Interest in kinky topics has found Preaching to the Perverted a new audience, but the technology used to make it has meant that a revival on Blu-ray and HD digital download requires extensive restoration work. In order to fund this, the production company has launched a crowd-funding campaign to restore and remaster the 35mm original.
The cast and director are reuniting for this appeal and are offering a slew of rewards to encourage donations… among them, tickets to a planned NYC premiere of the restored version, which will be hosted by CineKink.
Get in on the fun and help restore a kinky, cult classic!