CineKink NYC 2015 / Film & Event Listings
CINEKINK NYC – “The Kinky Film Festival” – Film & Event Listings
February 24 – March 1, 2015
Overall Festival Listing
** Tuesday, February 24 through Sunday, March 1, 2015
CINEKINK NYC – 12th ANNUAL KINKY FILM FESTIVAL
Set for its twelfth annual appearance February 24-March 1, 2015, the “kinky film festival” will again feature a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. Highlights in this year’s edition include a reunion of “golden era” porn stars with A TRIBUTE TO CLUB 90, as well the feminist porn showcase BRING IT!, and MORE THAN 50, a program of kinky film shorts giving a nod to that ubiquitous BDSM blockbuster. 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:
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 ******************
Tuesday, February 24 – 8:00 PM
KICK-OFF GALA & FUNDRAISER
Put on your shiny finery and come help us kick off the eleventh CineKink NYC in proper style! A pansexual celebration of epic proportions, in addition to music and performance, the kinky film festival’s opening night gala will feature a sexy selection of filmic morsels.
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! Performers to date include Miss Crimson Kitty, Foxy Squire and . Films showcased include TARZAN (Signe Baumane, 2014, USA, 3 minutes), FAHRENHEIT 69 (Oliver Bonenfant, 2014, Canada, 5 minutes) and ZOLUSHKA (Wes Hurley, 2014, USA, 7 minutes).
LOCATION: Taj Lounge, 48 W. 21st Street (bet. Broadway & Fifth Ave), NYC
ADMISSION: Suggested donation $20/$15 advance; festival pass available. 21+ only
INFO: info@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to 23rd
EVENT LINK: http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2015/kick-off-gala/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 ******************
Wednesday, February 25 – 7:00 PM
CineKink Season Opener!
INSIDE HER SEX
Directed by Sheona McDonald, 2014, Canada, 68 minutes. US premiere.
A thought-provoking, boundary-pushing film that explores female sexuality and shame through the eyes and experiences of three women – Candice, Elle and Samantha – each brave enough to chart her own course of sexual discovery. Plays with IT’S MY BIRTHDAY AND I’LL FLY IF I WANT TO (Morgana Muses, 2014, Australia, 12 minutes).
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/inside-her-sex/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
Wednesday, February 25 – 9:00 PM
AIR SEX: THE MOVIE
Directed by Jonathan Evans, 2014, USA, 80 minutes; US premiere.
Think Air Guitar, but instead of pretending to play a musical instrument, participants pantomime sexual encounters with an imaginary partner(s). That’s the hilarious social phenomenon known as The Air Sex Championships, which are detailed in this raunchy, raucous and sometimes moving documentary, following New Orleans comedian Chris Trew as he hosts and produces the show on the road. (A live Air Sex competition will complete the CineKink presentation.)
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/air-sex-the-movie/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 ******************
Thursday, February 26 – 7:00 PM
BACK ISSUES: THE HUSTLER MAGAZINE STORY
Directed by Michael Lee Nirenberg, 2014, USA, 89 minutes; New York premiere.
With unique access to the story – Michael Lee Nirenberg’s father was one of “Hustler”’s original art directors in the 1970’s and 1980’s – this is a definitive look at the personalities and features that made what is seen to be the most offensive magazine of all time. From its humble inception as a night-club rag, through its adjustments to pornography in the 21st century, the “Hustler” story is told by its infamous publisher, Larry Flynt, as well as the editors, cartoonists, models, attorneys, art directors and cultural figures that shaped it. (Among the interviews are Paul Cambria, Gail Dines, Jimmy Flynt, Chris Gore, Nina Hartley, Ron Jeremy, William Nirenberg)
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/back-issues-the-hustler-magazine-story
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
Thursday, February 26 – 9:15 PM
LOVE HARD + BODY OF GOD
A double-feature celebrating the exploration of limits…be those of mind, body and/or soul. First, LOVE HARD (Sensate Films, 2014, Australia, 46 minutes; US premiere) a work of docu-portraiture about BDSM and intimacy, presents unique, articulate and thoughtful perspectives on how kink can function in our lives – as a practice of art or intimacy, as a mode of expression or release, as an iteration or an obliteration of self, as a way to play, a way to fuck, a way to love, a way to be ordinary. And then, BODY OF GOD (Jouni Hokkanen, 2013, Finland, 68 minutes; US premiere), the first documentary to depict the history of modern body modification, traces the phenomenon from Fakir Musafar’s early experiments as a 12-year-old boy in the 1940s, through its worldwide, mainstream breakthrough in the 90s. (Total program running time is 114 minutes.)
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/love-hard-body-of-god/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 *********************
Friday, February 27 – 7:15 PM
LUST STORIES (Shorts Program)
One longing gaze can tell an entire story…but then, so can a date with a gigolo! This set of lust-filled, female-centric shorts includes: LIANDRA LOVE, PT3 (Michelle Flynn, 2014, Australia, 6 minutes), PUT THE NEEDLE ON THE RECORD (Shine Louise Houston, 2014, USA, 11 minutes), NO ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS (The Madame, 2014, Canada, 5 minutes), “I HAD SEX WITH A GIGOLO ON REALITY TV” (Margie Schnibbe aka Vena Virago, 2014, USA, 8 minutes), KIMI KABUKI (Yoko Okumura, 2014, USA, 20 minutes), SILVER SHOES: THE HOUSESITTER (Jennifer Lyon Bell, 2014, The Netherlands, 13 minutes), THE SILENT GUY (Toytool Comittee, 2014, Spain, 8 minutes), AMATEUR (Audrey Kovar, 2014, USA, 8 minutes) and TEASE (Ms. Naughty, 2014, Australia, 10 minutes). Total program running time is 89 minutes.
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/lust-stories/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
Friday, February 27 – 9:30 PM
A TRIBUTE TO CLUB 90 (Special Event)
Five adult film stars from New York’s “Golden Age of Porn,” Veronica Hart, Gloria Leonard, Candida Royalle, Annie Sprinkle and Veronica Vera, came together in 1983 to create Club 90, the first-ever porn star support group. Named for the address of the living room where they regularly met, the group forged a bond that would continue for more than thirty years. Turning to one another as they began to navigate life after starring in blue movies, these dynamic women went on to pursue their own personal and creative goals, and in the process, blazed new trails in the fields of human sexuality, women’s empowerment, erotic expression, and free speech. Bringing together four of the club’s founding members for a rare public reunion, A TRIBUTE TO CLUB 90, will feature clips of the group’s favorite work from both sides of the camera, along with a special remembrance of Gloria Leonard, who passed away in 2014, and frank and funny reminiscences of the days when NYC was America’s sex film capital, movies were shot on 35mm film, and Times Square was strictly x-rated.
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $20; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/a-tribute-to-club-90/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 ***************
Saturday, February 28 – 1:00 PM
HIGH SHINE: 15 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL MS BOOTBLACK
Directed by Christina Court, 2015, USA, 90 minutes; World premiere.
In the dark corners of America’s leather bars, you can often find a bootblack hunched over, lovingly cleaning a patron’s boots for not much more than the tips that pay for their shining supplies. Increasingly, that bootblack in the backroom is a woman and, since 1999, many woman-identified bootblacks have taken their bootlicking and leather-loving selves out of the bar’s dark corners and onto the stage, ready to compete for the International Ms Bootblack (IMsBB) title.
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10 or $15 double-feature w/3pm program; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/high-shine-15-years-of-international-ms-boot-black/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
Saturday February 28 – 3:00 PM
AGE OF CONSENT
Directed by Charles Lum and Todd Verow, 2014, USA, 88 minutes.
The story of the Hoist, London’s first and only gay sex/fetish bar, coincides with the history of AIDS, gay gentrification and the ongoing struggle to decriminalize homosexual activity, including BDSM, in the United Kingdom. It includes interviews with barmen, patrons, trans-men, human rights activist Peter Tatchell and AIDS emeritus Dr. Joseph Sonnabend. It contains explicit sex, as its subject insists. Plays with M4M: SEEKS LOVE (Barton Girdwood, 2014, USA, 4 minutes) and KANGAROU (Damien Moreau, 2014, Mexico, 5 minutes).
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10 or $15 double-feature w/1pm program; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/age-of-consent/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
Saturday February 28 – 4:00 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, a special feminist porn edition, includes BAG OF DICKS DELIVERY (Creamy Coconut, 2014, USA, 11 minutes), THE CLEANER (Alyx Fox, 2014, USA, 14 minutes), THE FANTASY PROJECT (Ms. Naughty, 2014, Australia, 13 minutes), FEMME FACIAL (Zahra Stardust, Australia, 19 minutes), PAPI COXXX & STUD SLAYER (Papi Coxxx & Stud Slayer, USA, 10 minutes), PROXITY III (Four Chambers, United Kingdom, 11 minutes) and (S)HE COMES (Petra Joy, United Kingdom, 20 minutes).
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/bring-it/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
Saturday, February 28 – 7:15 PM
MORE THAN 50
Moving beyond gradations of gray, this collection of kinky shorts celebrates a wide range of bondage, discipline, dominance, submission and sadomasochism. Program includes THE GORDON GAME (Jared Robbins, 2014, USA, 14 minutes), BE MINE SOMETIME (Carson Parish, 2014, USA, 6 minutes), STUDIES IN SILENCE: 3. DOMESTICING WILD THINGS (Whitney Johnston, USA, 3 minutes), RUBBER ROMANCE (Tim Koomen, 2014, The Netherlands, 15 minutes), THE TABLE (Izabel Grondin, 2014, Canada, 14 minutes), WAITING FOR GODOT (Sensate Films, 2014, Australia, 8 minutes), HEAVENLY SPIRE: JACK HAMMER & JESSIE SPARKLES (Shine Louise Houston, USA, 11 minutes), INSTRUCTED (Ms. Naughty & Pandora Blake, Australia/United Kingdom, 10 minutes) and THE ART OF SPANKING (Erika Lust, 2014 Spain, 13 minutes).
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/more-than-50/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
Saturday, February 28 – 9:30 PM
MARRIAGE 2.0
Directed by Paul Deeb, 2014, USA, 126 minutes; World premiere.
Can an open relationship work? For all its potential pleasures, jealousy and vulnerability do not magically disappear. This love letter to San Francisco – a cultural epicenter of the alternative relationship movement – follows one couple on their search to balance personal freedom with emotional and sexual bliss, suggesting that the ideas of growth, novelty, and sexual adventure can exist within a millennial marriage, one where unfettered physical and emotional intimacy can fuel our passion while strengthening the bond of those we love. Cast includes Ryan Driller and India Summer, along with Andre Shakti, Mickey Mod, Sadie, Lune, Dylan Ryan, Beretta James, Daisy Ducati, Christian Wilde, Juniper Gold, and erotic cinema legend Nina Hartley, and features many luminaries of the sex-positive community, including Carol Queen, Marcia Baczynski, Reid Mihalko, Emily Morse, and noted TED speaker and author of the ‘NY Times’ best-seller “Sex At Dawn,” Christopher Ryan.
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $10; 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/marriage-2-0/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
PROGRAM LINK:
SUNDAY, MARCH 1 ******************
Sunday, March 1 – 2:00 – 5:00 PM
FROM FANTASY TO FILM: INTRO TO MAKING YOUR OWN PORN
Imagine a perfect porn film, designed with your own erotic tastes and quirks in mind. Guess what? You can make it! In this beginner’s workshop, award-winning CineKink filmmaker Jennifer Lyon Bell (“Headshot,” “Matinee,” “Skin Like Sun,” and this season’s “Silver Shoes”) presents the tools to plan and create your very own porn movie — whether you later decide to pick up a camera and do it, or whether you just like knowing that you could.
LOCATION: Bowery Bliss, address emailed to ticket-holders
ADMISSION: $25; admission is not included in the CineKink NYC All-Access Pass. 18+ only.
EVENT LINK: http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2015/from-fantasy-to-film-intro-to-making-your-own-porn/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
Sunday, March 1 – 7:00 PM
CINEKINK AWARDS CELEBRATION
Come out and drink a toast to this year’s fantastic crop of CineKink filmmakers!
LOCATION: Bowery Bliss, address emailed to RSVPs
ADMISSION: Free!! 21+ only. RSVP required
EVENT LINK: http://dev.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2015/awards-celebration/
RSVP: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
Sunday, March 1 – 9:00 PM
CINEKINK AFTERGLOW PARTY
One last chance to meet, mix and mingle with fellow CineKinksters, this time in a relaxed play party setting. Snuggle into the sofas, find a private nook or recline across a friendly lap and settle in for one final evening of CineKinky goodness unfolding all around. Featured works for the evening include A CALL FOR HELP (Morgana Muses, 2014, Australia, 35 minutes), MOMENTUM (Michelle Flynn, 2014, Australia, 42 minutes), NAKED (Lucie Blush, 2014, Germany, 30 minutes) and TREACHEROUS (Aiden Starr & Dee Severe, 2014, USA, 227 minutes).
LOCATION: Bowery Bliss, 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/cinekink-nyc-2015/afterglow-party/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2015.eventbrite.com
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CONTACT: Lisa Vandever
PHONE: 917.609.5928 (media contacts only, please, not for publication)
EMAIL: press2015 * at * cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://dev.cinekink.com
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cinekink
ABOUT CINEKINK
Just entering its twelfth season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works showcased by the festival range from documentary to drama, spicy to explicit – and everything in between!
For more information, visit http://dev.cinekink.com