CineKink NYC 2011 / Event Listings

CINEKINK NYC – Event Listings
March 1 through March 6, 2011

Overall Festival Listing

** Tuesday, March 1 through Sunday March 6, 2011

CINEKINK NYC FILM FESTIVAL
Set for its eighth annual appearance March 1-6, 2011, the “kinky film festival” will again feature a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore the wide diversity of sexuality. In addition to screenings, the event will also feature a short film competition, audience choice awards, presentations, a gala kick-off party and a closing afterglow celebration. For more information, visit http://dev.cinekink.com
LOCATION: various
ADMISSION: various, discounted festival pass available
SUBWAY: various
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com

EVENT LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/

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TUESDAY, MARCH 1 ******************

Tuesday, March – 8:00 PM

KICK-OFF GALA & FUNDRAISER
Put on your shiny finery and come help us kick off the seventh annual CineKink NYC in proper style! A pansexual celebration of epic proportions, in addition to music and performance, our opening night gala will feature cinematic spectacles centered on fantasy and desire – and with all proceeds going to support the continuation of CineKink’s sex-positive and kink-friendly program mission, it’s mixing and mashing for a good cause! Films showcased include: THE LADY IS DEAD (Roy Raz, 2010, Israel, 5 minutes), MY EROTIC VIDEO ART (Debi Oulu, 2010, Israel, 4 minutes, LOVE HOTEL (Erika Lust, 2010, Spain, 4 minutes) and SHAKE IT (Toby Fell-Holden, 2010, USA, 6 minutes)
LOCATION: Taj Lounge, 48 W. 21st St., NYC
ADMISSION Suggested donation $15/$10 advance; festival pass available
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to 23rd
EVENT LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/kick-off-gala-thursday-march-1/

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 ******************

PLEASE NOTE – location for all regular films screenings:

Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue (@ Second Street)
NYC

Wednesday, March 2 – 7:00 PM

CineKink Season Opener!
KINK CRUSADERS
Michael Skiff, 2010, USA, 74 minutes. World Premiere
A loving profile of the International Mr. Leather contest, an annual event that got its start in the back of a Chicago bar over thirty years ago… and which now draws thousands of men from around the world to compete for a title and a sash. In tracing the history of the contest, the documentary also reveals the many ways that the Leather community, once a small, insular niche, has expanded into the mainstream. And it delves into the aspirations of its contestants, past and present, as they transform their lives through a competition that celebrates not only the art and beauty of masculinity, but also upholds the importance of service and community. Features interviews with IML’s founder, Chuck Renslow, along with past title-holders Guy Baldwin, Mikel Gerle, David Kloss, Tony Mills, John Pendal and Jeff Tucker.
Plays with BEHIND THE “SCENE” (Bo Blaze, 2010, USA, 24 minutes.)
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10/door, $9/advance; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St

PROGRAM LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/wednesday-march-2-kink-crusaders/

Wednesday, March 2 – 9:15 PM

SEXUAL RADAR (Luca Martera, 2009, Italy, 94 minutes. World Premiere.)
What would happen if a misanthropic detective, who specializes in finding “the right cause” to get annoying employees sacked, could hear other people’s sexual preferences and thoughts? A global freelancer, Henry Nihil returns to Rome to deal with a case for a powerful client, who wants to rid himself of one of his accountants, Carla Roccaforte, because she is too serious and meticulous for her nefarious employer. After a freak accident, though, the detective discovers he is able to hear the unspoken sexual thoughts and musings of those around him. Unnerved at first, he begins to explore this new skill and meets people who will reshape his worldview, discovering that the world is not split between normal and abnormal sorts, but is made up of appetites and passions merely ranging from common to obscure.
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10/door, $9/advance; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
PROGRAM LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/wednesday-march-2-915-pm/

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 *****************************

Thursday, March 3 – 7:00 PM

CRAVE (Shorts Program)
A colorful collection of shorts looks longingly at a wide range of desires. Program includes: PASSION, FRUIT
(Tingerine Liu, 2010, USA, 13 minutes), FOR MY DARLING (JM Darling, 2010, USA, 3 minutes), JULIA (Will McCord, 2009, USA, 16 minutes), MS. THING (Karen X. Tulchinsky, 2010, Canada, 8 minutes), 52 TAKES OF THE SAME THING. THEN BOOBS (T. Arthur Cottam, 2010, USA, 4 minutes), HORSEY (Amber Dawn & Bren Ryder, 2010, Canada, 4 minutes), PISS (Vincent Peone & Bette Bentley, 2010, USA, 7 minutes) and CACTUS Anna Treiman, 2009, Denmark, 30 minutes). Total program running time 85 minutes.

LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10/door, $9/advance; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
PROGRAM LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/thursday-march-3-700-pm/

Thursday, March 3 – 9:00 PM

Special Festival Version
AN OPEN INVITATION: A REAL SWINGERS PARTY IN SAN FRANCISCO (Ilana Rothman, 2010, USA, 70 minutes.)
A happily-married and faithful couple, the Blooms’ rather staid relationship is elevated and erotically-charged by a chance encounter with the Angels, a couple that plays in the alternative lifestyle. Drawn into a new world, the Blooms’ lives become filled with adventure, phenomenal sex and, very important, open communication about their desires…all culminating in a “real life” swingers party, where 15 adult film actors and 127 actual swingers interact to create a visually-stunning cinematic climax. (Stars Lorelei Lee, India Summer, James Deen, Mickey Mod, Isis Love, Seda, Skylar, Tia Ling, Tara Lynn Fox, Bella Rossi, Jessi Cox, Gia Dimarco, Jack Hammer, Wolf Hudson, Marc Davies and Dennis Popher.)
PROGRAM LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/thursday-march-3-900-pm/

FRIDAY, MARCH 4 ******************

Friday, March 4 – 6:45 PM

ADVENTURES IN THE SKIN TRADE (Shorts Program)
It’s all in a day’s work in this program of shorts, all considering the various interactions of sex, money, performance and perception.Program includes: SEX WORKERS: YOUR VOICE COUNTS (Julianne Carroll, 2010, USA, 13 minutes), THE COWBOY
(Margie Schnibbe aka Vena Virago, 2010, USA, 7 minutes), SUNDAY (Jennie Allen, 2011, USA, 14 minutes), HOOKA FACE AND THE VIRGIN BOY (Robert Putka, 2010, USA, 9 minutes), MAN WITH A BOLEX MOVIE CAMERA (Colin Foster and Jason Fraley, 2010, USA, 10 minutes), THE CULTURAL WAR IS A DIVERSION FROM ECONOMIC POLICY INSURING PLUTOCRACY (Charles Lum, 2010, USA, 4 minutes) and BUCKING THE SYSTEM (Buck Angel, 2010, USA, 30 minutes) Total program running time 89 minutes.
ADMISSION: $10/door, $9/advance; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/friday-march-4-645-pm/

Friday, March 4 – 9:00 PM

LUST, LOVE, LIFE (Shorts Program)
A sexy selection of shorts focused on those critical four-letter words. Program includes: CHOICES (Rashaad Ernesto Green, 2009, USA, 4 minutes), WIGGLE ROOM (Jessica King and Julie Keck, 2010, USA, 10 minutes), TEAT BEAT OF SEX (Signe Baumane, 2010, USA, 4 minutes), LITTLE DEATHS (Ruth Lingford, 2010, USA, 11 minutes), FUCKING IS THE ONLY PRAYER (Louise Lash, 2010, Australia, 3 minutes) and LIFE, LOVE, LUST (Erika Lust, 2010, Spain, 35 minutes). Total program running time is 71 minutes.
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10/door, $9/advance; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/friday-march-4-900-pm/

Friday, March 4 – 10:10 PM

Sneak Peek
CAGED
(Stephan Brenninkmeijer, 2011, The Netherlands, 100 minutes. Sneak peek.)
After years of suppressing her desires, Stella finds she can no longer ignore her deep-rooted longings. Breaking out of her cage and starting a secret double-life, Stella transforms into a “unicorn,” a nickname for single women who indulge in a hedonistic lifestyle, visiting sex clubs and erotic parties, and flourishing with all the new attention. Even as her husband uncovers his Stella’s secret life, he can’t do much more than give her the freedom that she obviously needs, in the hope it’s all just a phase. Then one day she finds herself lying unconscious in a basement cell, with no idea how she arrived there.
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10/door, $9/advance; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
PROGRAM LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/friday-march-4-1010-pm/

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 *****************************

Saturday, March 5 – 1:00 PM

RUN, RUN, IT’S HIM (Matthew Pollack, 2010, Canada, 87 minutes. World premiere.)
Matthew is 29 years old, with four memberships at adult video stores, 55 tapes of compiled porn: no girlfriend, no ambition, only a big stack of porn. Shot over the course of seven years, this autobiographical documentary explores in intimate detail how Matthew’s relationship to porn has warped his understanding of women and dominated his personal interactions, following Matthew as he interviews his parents, ex-girlfriends, female acquaintances and a fellow porn connoisseur, struggling to figure out what went wrong before it’s too late. Plays with PORNO PERSON (Mike White, 2010, USA, 3 minutes) and WHEN HARRY MET CHESTY (Lauren Wissot, 2010, USA, 5 minutes).

PROGRAM LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/saturday-march-5-100-pm/

Saturday, March 5 – 3:15 PM

PORN AGAIN (Panel discussion)
Moving beyond polarizing debates over whether porn is right or wrong, feminist or anti-feminist, a panel discussion on how to make the practice of pornography one more grounded in ethics and pleasure.

PROGRAM LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/saturday-march-5-315-pm/

Saturday, March 5 – 5:30 PM

BRING IT! (Industry Showcase/Clip Program)
A dazzling array of talent from today’s adult cinema, working in a wide range of genres and visual styles, steps up with a hot sampling of their recent creative endeavors. This year’s program includes excerpts from: ARTCORE (Carlos Batt, 2010, USA), BILLY CASTRO DOES THE MISSION (Courney Trouble, 2010, USA), CHLOE’S COLUMN: FUCK FAME (Ted D, 2010, United Kingdom), MY OWN MASTER (Kimberly Kane, 2010, USA), RETURN OF THE POST APOCALYPTIC COWGIRLS (Maria Beatty, 2011, France) and TRISTAN TAORMINO’S ROUGH SEX II (Tristan Taormino, 2010, USA).
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10/door, $9/advance; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St

PROGRAM LINK::
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/saturday-march-5-530-pm/

Saturday, March 5 – 8:00 PM

PRIDE AND PREDILECTIONS (Shorts Program)
A fun and festive assortment of shorts about sexual orientation, identity and one’s place in the world. Program includes CHAINED! (Betsy Kalin, 2010, USA, 14 minutes), BABY CAKE (Pearl Tan, 2010, Australia/USA, 6 minutes), GAYKEITH (Leslie Hope, 2010, USA, 10 minutes), BUTTERFLY CAUGHT (Joshua Bewin, 2010, USA, 7 minutes), TURNING JAPANESE (Paul Bickel, 2009, USA, 20 minutes), FREAK (Eric Casaccio, 2010, USA, 19 minutes) and LOVE, HUGS AND KISSES, SISSY STEPHANIE (Mrs. G, 2010, USA, 12 minutes). Total program running time is 88 minutes.

PROGRAM LINK:’
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/saturday-march-5-800-pm/

Saturday, March 5 – 10:10 PM

World Premiere
INDIETRO (Vivian Darkbloom, 2010, USA, 63 minutes) On a chilly winter evening, Honey and Nick, a representative Mr. and Mrs. Suburbia, pay a visit to the mysterious and sprawling home of George and Martha, the king and queen of kink, and their “maid,” Camille. As the night slowly unravels from the wee small hours of morning back to its beginning, we discover the truth about each of the characters, their motivations, and their darkest longings. Stars William Van Nolund, Aurora Snow, Madison Young, Lilla Katt, Ned Henry and Vivian Darkbloom. Plays with SKIN’S FIRST SUSPENSION (Julie Simone, 2010, USA, 3 minutes) and BLACK ROSE TANGO (Richard Kimmel, 2010, USA, 13 minutes).
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10/door, $9/advance; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St

PROGRAM LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/saturday-march-5-1010-pm/

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 ******************

6:00 PM – CINEKINK AWARDS CELEBRATION
Come out and drink a toast to this year’s fantastic crop of CineKink filmmakers! Featuring encore screenings of select best shorts from the festival, along with presentations of the annual CineKink Awards.
LOCATION: TBA, please check website for information
ADMISSION: Free!! 21+ only.
PROGRAM LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/sunday-march-6-awards-ceremony

9:00 PM – CINEKINK AFTERGLOW PARTY
Your last chance to meet, mix and mingle with your fellow CineKinksters, this time in a relaxed play party setting. Snuggle into the sofas, find yourself a private nook or recline across a spanking bench and settle in for one final evening of CineKinky goodness unfolding all around you. Featured works for the evening include: THE EROTIC COUCH (Andrew Shearer, 2009, USA, 40 minutes), TRANNYWOOD GONE WILD (Shannon and Prince William, 2010, USA, 14 minutes) and ALPHAFEMMES (Anna Devia, 2010, USA, 90 minutes).

LOCATION: TBA, address emailed to pass and ticket-holders
ADMISSION: Priority entrance given to festival all-access pass-holders; a limited number of advance purchase admissions will be available for $30/individuals; $40/couples; $50/triads, no door sales. 21+ only.
EVENT LINK:
http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/nyc-2011/sunday-march-6-afterglow-party/

Photos and event credentials are available on request; for more information go to http://dev.cinekink.com/news-and-press/press-materials/

CONTACT: Lisa Vandever
PHONE: 917-609-5928 (press contacts only, please, not for publication)
EMAIL: press2011 * at * cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cinekink

ABOUT CINEKINK NYC
Billing itself as “the really alternative film festival,” CineKink NYC returns for its seventh annual appearance March 1-6, 2011, to be followed by a national showcase tour. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works featured at CineKink range from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit –and everything in between.

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