CineKink Announces Kinky Line-Up for 20th Anniversary Film Festival / August 2-6, 2023
NEW YORK, NY; July 20, 2023 – CineKink NYC returns for its 20th anniversary appearance August 2-6, 2023, bringing with it a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. In addition to screenings, the festival will also include filmmaker Q&As, a “Bring It!”-style adult entertainment showdown, a look back at a restored 50-year-old classic, an awards hoopla and a week-plus of virtual screenings to follow down the road.
Billing itself as “the kinky film festival,” the event is 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 NYC will range from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit – and everything in between.
“Our first foray into the off-line world since the before times, we’re excited to finally be stepping out again with a new, hybrid edition of CineKink NYC,” said Lisa Vandever, co-founder and director of CineKink. “And just in time for our 20th anniversary! It’s so great we can celebrate our two-decade milestone with another selection of amazing works, plus a chance for the CineKink community to finally reunite.”
The festivities commence on Wednesday, August 2, with a Kick-Off & Chill garden party for CineKink members, filmmakers and All-Access Package holders.
CineKink NYC screenings will take place at The Wild Project (195 E. Third St., NYC) from Thursday, August 3, through Sunday, August 6, with several different film programs scheduled for each day
THURSDAY
First up, in ROUGH EDGES on Thursday, August 3, at 6:30 PM, when a couple hooks up at a BDSM club, their presumed one-night stand evolves as they explore each other’s kinks and try to keep things casual.
Then, at 9:00 PM, a collection of lusty shorts, GET OFF!, explores all kinds of pleasuring – self and otherwise.
FRIDAY
On Friday, August 4 at 7:00 PM, THE AFFAIRS OF LIDIA, an erotic farce from director Bruce LaBruce, follows fashion model, Lidia, as she plots a devious revenge against her philandering – and apparently bisexual – boxer husband.
And at 9:00 PM, hot on the heels of its 50th Anniversary World Tour, a 4K restoration of DEEP THROAT will screen at CineKink, helping the festival celebrate its 20th, followed by a panel discussion on the impact the iconic film has had over the years.
SATURDAY
Kicking off Saturday, August 5 at 2:30 PM, the shorts program, BRAVING THE BINARY, is a set of colorful works about taking on rigid definitions of gender and embracing full self-expression.
At 4:30 PM, IN A GOOD WAY follows the tentative weekend reunion of a couple who are curious to find whether the new versions of themselves can make it work in a way their old selves could not.
At 6:45 PM, TIES THAT BIND is a collection of shorts that explore the many tastes and predilections – some like it quirky, some like it dark – that make up the world of kink and create community.
At 9:00 PM, SECRET SCREENING provides a sneak peek at a new documentary on the world of BDSM and power exchange, with a special emphasis on female domination and male submission.
SUNDAY
The final day of the festival, Sunday, August 6, starts out at 1:00 PM with THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF, a tribute to the life of late filmmaker, Charles Lum, a much-loved member of the queer and film communities, whose works defied the taboos and stigmas of sex, sex in public places, and sex with HIV.
At 3:00 PM, MAKE IT WORK features shorts that move beyond the tropes, taking a closer look at those whose work just happens to involve sex.
And at 5:00 PM, CineKink’s annual showcase, BRING IT!, rounds out the festival with a dazzling array of talent from today’s adult cinema, each representing a wide range of genres and visual styles, all stepping up with a hot sampling of their recent endeavors.
CineKink NYC concludes the evening of Sunday, August 6 at 8:00 PM, with the CINEKINK AWARDS & WRAP PARTY, which includes a presentation of the annual festival awards, and offers one last chance for festival-goers to mingle in a relaxed, backyard setting.
For more information and a look at the overview schedule, visit the CineKink website.
CINEKINK TICKETS
Tickets to in-person CineKink NYC screenings are $20; $15/students & seniors; $12/CineKink members; 18+ only.
Tickets may be purchased via Elevent.
A limited number of CineKink NYC All-Access packages, covering admission to all in-person screenings, parties and any virtual screenings, are available for $125; $90 for students/seniors; $75 for CineKink members.
COVID PRECAUTIONS
- Quality masks/respirators (N95, K95, KF94) are required at all screenings when not actively eating or drinking; CineKink will have some on hand to give to anyone who does not bring one.
- The theater, The Wild Project, has upgraded their HVAC with MERV13 filtration, and additional air purifiers will be brought in for the festival.
- CineKink asks that anyone feeling sick stay at home and will offer full refunds in that instance.
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ABOUT CINEKINK NYC
Billing itself as “the kinky film festival,” CineKink NYC returns for its 20th anniversary appearance August 2-6, 2023. 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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CINEKINK NYC – Program Descriptions
AUGUST 2-6, 2023
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 ************
Wednesday, August 2 – 8:00 PM
KICK-OFF & CHILL: A GARDEN PARTY
A chance for CineKinksters to reunite in a relaxed outdoor setting and catch up after so long apart. (No dancing boys this time. We’re saving those for a 20th anniversary extravaganza to come later this fall!) Please join us for some like-minded (albeit clearly refined) time together in the garden.
Due to venue capacity, ticketing is currently limited to CineKink All-Access attendees and CineKink members, along with this year’s filmmakers.
location:
Lower east side, address will be emailed to attendees.
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admission:
Included in CineKink All-Access package; $20/CineKink members.
21 and over only.
all-access package:
https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3******************
Thursday, August 3 – 6:30 PM
CineKink Season Opener – New York Premiere!
ROUGH EDGES
When a technical writer and a struggling artist hook up at a BDSM club, their one-night stand evolves into a tentative arrangement in which they explore each other’s kinks and try to keep things casual. As they find each other more engaging than originally anticipated, the two begin to cautiously explore the possibilities of an open and unconventional relationship.
Directed by Charles Lyons, 2022, USA, 128 minutes. Stars Timothy Huls, Phoebe Jones, Joseph Patrick O’Malley, Jazmin Brehaut, Sergio Alejandro, Maya Butler and April Deutschle.
Writer: Charles Lyons
Producers: Charles Lyons, Jaclyn Hebron
Thursday, August 3 – 9:00 PM
Lusty shorts!
GET OFF (Shorts Program)
A set of shorts explores pleasuring… self and otherwise!
Pussy Love
Romance is kitsch. But even the most jaded cat can still be lost for love.
Directed by Linda Krauss, 2023, Germany, 4 minutes. Stars Lisanne-Marie Hadi.
Writer & Producer: Linda Krauss
Call Me
Color me your color, baby.
Directed by Charles Lum and Todd Verow, 2023, USA, 2 minutes. World premiere.
I Miss Your Cock
Love story: Tumblr helps ease the pain of losing you.
Directed by Margie Schnibbe, 2022, USA, 4 minutes. New York premiere.
Gloryhole Theater: Storage Unit
A trans man tells of a secret storage unit and its connection to an anonymous hookup. Directed by Koomah, 2023, USA, 3 minutes. New York premiere.
Jelqing for Gains
This is how you get big.
Directed by T. Arthur Cottam, 2022, 7 minutes. Stars Jessica Amal-Rice. New York premiere.
The Proof is in The Pudding
Determined to provide a cake for a vegan birthday party, Milly and Lise discover an unusual recipe.
Directed by Suçon, 2022, France, 16 minutes. US premiere.
More Than A Feeling
A diverse cross-section of queer people describe discovering the joys of self-pleasure for the first time.
Directed by Dave Quantic, 2022, USA, 6 minutes. New York premiere.
Eyes on Dulce
After catching you peeping from the closet, Dulce exposes you for the filthy voyeur that you are, forcing you to watch as she pleasures herself.
Directed by Mahx Capacity, 2022, USA, 10 minutes. Stars Dulce Fuego.
Distanced
Set and shot in March 2021 during the time of curfews and quarantine, an unlikely mixture of genres: rom-com, gay porn, and what Germans like to call “Heimatfilm.” Directed by Alexander Janson, 2022, Germany, 11 minutes. Stars Otto Untertage, Popo Chanel and Queen P. New York premiere.
Mindful Pleasure
An exploration of mindfulness, body positivity and pleasure.
Directed by Inka Winter, 2022, USA, 24 minutes. Stars Daisy de la Montana. New York premiere.
date & time:
Thursday, August 3 – 9:00 PM
+ virtual encores
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location:
The Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
.
admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/GetOff
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
virtual pass: coming soon!
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 *********************
Friday, August 4 – 7:00 PM
New York Premiere!
THE AFFAIRS OF LIDIA
Lidia, a fashion model, discovers her husband Michelangelo, a boxer, is having an affair with Sandro, a fashion photographer. She deviously plots her revenge in this erotic comedy set against the backdrop of the fashion world.
Directed by Bruce LaBruce, 2022, Canada, 76 minutes. Stars Skye Blue, Sean Ford, Drew Dixon, Markus Kage, Pascale Drevillon and Vanna Bardot.
Writer: Bruce LaBruce
Producer: Joe Balass
preceded by
Gloryhole Theater: Hungry
A fat gay bear tells of intersecting sex roles and food consumption.
Directed by Koomah, 2022, USA, 2 minutes. New York premiere.
Gaylovers Travels
Three vacationing party boys decide to embark on a mission to find the hottest new bar and they come across a hole in the wall they have never seen before!
Directed by Ellen Stagg, 2022, USA, 5 minutes. Stars Laura Desiree, Frank, Chris Harder, and James Tigger Ferguson. World premiere.
Writer: Laura Desiree, Ellen Stagg
Producer: Ellen Stagg
EVENT LINK:
date & time:
Friday, August 4 – 7:00 PM
+ virtual encores
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location:
The Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
.
admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/TheAffairsofLidia
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
virtual pass: coming soon!
Friday, August 5 – 9:00 PM
50th Anniversary Celebration!
DEEP THROAT
Hot on the heels of its 50th Anniversary World Tour, a 4K restoration of DEEP THROAT will screen at CineKink to help us celebrate our 20th! Afterwards, a panel will discuss the impact the iconic film has had over the years. No one involved in the production, cast or crew, had any idea of the unprecedented success the film would achieve. It would usher in an era now referred to as “Porno Chic” and change American culture forever.
date & time:
Friday, August 4 – 9:00 PM
in-person only
location:
Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
.
admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/DeepThroat
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
virtual pass: screening in-person only
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5***************
Saturday, AUGUST 5 – 2:30 PM
BRAVING THE BINARY! (Shorts Program)
A range of colorful works about taking on rigid definitions of gender and reaching for full self-expression.
Stuart Cottingham: Here Comes The Pride
As he dresses for his wedding to Veronica Vera, Stuart Cottingham recounts the questions she asked him on their first date about his identifying as an out bisexual crossdresser.
Immunized With A Gramophone Needle
67-year-old Aloysius does what he does best: camps it up. Amid a swathe of amusing anecdotes about his life, this well-known member of Sydney’s queer community shows off his wardrobe, his sense of humour and his heart.
Directed by Ms. Naughty, 2023, Australia, 8 minutes. US premiere.
Deux Ans (Two Years)
It’s through their skins and tatts that we learn to know Ange and Brxe in the shining celebration of their love. Two years of complicity and kisses, of pleasure, of tenderness.
Directed by Ange in collaboration with Brxe, 2022, Canada, 6 minutes. New York premiere.
Edge
Based on the true story of the main character, Edmund, who deals with the various frustrations of a transgender person living in highly oppressive society. A series of absurd psycho-magical acts leads to the final liberation and allegorical transition into the pearl.
Directed by Edmund Aleksander Krempiński and Jakub Dylewski, 2022, Poland, 18 minutes. New York premiere.
Writers: Edmund Aleksander Krempiński, Jakub Dylewski
Producers: Robert Sowa, Edmund Krempiński, Jakub Dylewski
Make Me A King
Much to the confusion of their family, Ari performs as a Jewish Drag King, idolising and emulating real-life hero, Pepi Littman, who carved out a space for this form of artistry over 100 years ago.
Directed by Sofie Olins, 2021, United Kingdom, 15 minutes. Stars Libby Mai, Ben Caplan, Laurel Lefkow, LJ Parkinson and Rebecca Banatvala.
Producer: Martina Russo
Writer: Natalie Arle-Toyne
A Brief Herstory of Miss Vera’s Finishing School For Boys Who Want to Be Girls
Within the lovely pink walls of Miss Vera’s Finishing School For Boys Who Want to Be Girls, Veronica Vera shares some personal history and twenty-five years of history since she founded the world’s first transgender academy and crossdressing school.
Directed by Veronica Vera, USA, 2022, 39 minutes.
date & time:
Saturday, August 5 – 2:30 PM
in-person only
location:
The Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
.
admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/BravingTheBinary
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
Saturday, August 5 – 4:30 PM
New York Premiere!
IN A GOOD WAY
Margot and David were in a loving marriage that fell apart right beneath their feet. After several years apart, they decide to get together for a lovely autumn weekend, curious whether the new versions of themselves can make it work in a way their old selves could not. CineKink alumni filmmakers and frequent past collaborators, Ryan Balas and Audrey Kovar are cast together as lovers living between the lines with a raw performance that simply explores a history of love.
Directed by Zachary Gutierrez and Joshua LaBure, 2022, USA, 85 minutes. Stars Ryan Balas and Audrey Kovar.
Writer: Joshua LaBure
Producer: Ryan Balas
preceded by
Photo of the Day
A photo from their past ignites a conversation about the possibility of an open marriage between a husband and wife.
Directed by Mac Eldridge and Tom Dean, 2023, USA, 12 minutes. Stars Beck Bennett and Jessy Hodges. New York premiere.
Writer: Tom Dean
Producers: Tanner Field, Nat Dykeman
date & time:
Saturday, August 5 – 4:30 PM
location:
The Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
.
admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/InAGoodWay
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
virtual pass: coming soon!
Saturday, August 5 – 6:45 PM
Kinky shorts!
TIES THAT BIND (shorts program)
There are many tastes and predilections – some like it quirky, some like it dark – that make up the world of kink and bring us together.
Down for Dee
A young school teacher tries to navigate her many possible matches in the world of superhero fetish match-making.
Directed by Ximena Alvarez, 2021, USA, 6 minutes. Stars Jeni Robins, Adriana Scamardi, Brian Ceely, Oscar Avila and Mandy Nevarez. New York premiere.
Writers: Carlos Fernando Corral, Jeni Robins
Producers: Ximena Alvarez, Carlos Fernando Corral, Neal Barenblat
Our Language Is Chaos
A kidnapped couple are running late for their polyamorous couples’ therapy. Rather than calling the cops, they call their therapy leader-and the duality of role-play and real life blur as the situation quickly spirals out of control.
Directed by Cory Byam, 2022, USA, 12 minutes. Stars Gabrielle Whelan, Kai Chapman, Adam Kulbersh, Tyler DiChiara, Javon Jones, Jon Michael Nepomuceno, Cheyenne Amber, Brad Mandas, Elizabeth Mihelich and Karim L. New York premiere.
Writers: Cory Byam, Gabrielle Whelan
Producer: Michael Hoopingarner
Krush the Wrestler
Exploring the innate intimacy of submission wrestling, a lifelong wrestler turns his talents into an on-demand fetish video service.
Directed by Alex Megaro, 2022, USA, 14 minutes. New York premiere.
Producer: Ian Bell
Gloryhole Theater: Knife
Bad decisions make an anonymous kink scene dangerous for a first timer.
Directed by Koomah, 2022, USA, 2 minutes. New York premiere.
Good Girl
After ending a six-year relationship, a well-behaved, Jewish, OBGYN decides to turn her brain off and her body on by exploring BDSM; instances of which are popping up in the most unusual places.
Directed by Jenny Kleiman, 2023, USA, 12 minutes. Stars Alexandra Rey, Heidi Danae Crane and Ross Bergen.
Writer: Haley Dercher
Producer: Brooke Goldman
Oral History
The true love story behind New Orleans’ last remaining gay leather bar.
Directed by Vaughn Trudeau, 2022, USA, 15 minutes. New York premiere.
Producers: Darcy McKinnon, Jane Geisler
State of Mind
Highlights the intimacy and beauty found through the experience of power exchange in BDSM/leather/fetish/kink.
Directed by Donald C. Shorter Jr., 2022, USA, 4 minutes.
Safe Word
An emotionally-stunted masochist must confront his self-loathing after his dom reinterprets the rules of their game. How comfortable are we at choosing our own pain? And what happens when we examine it?
Directed by Christopher Cunetto, 2022, USA, 15 minutes. Stars Mauricio Pita and Jonathan Adriel. New York premiere.
Writers: Eva Von Schweinitz, Christopher Cunetto
Producers: Christopher Cunetto, Mauricio Pita
Trimming the Wick
Casting a spell in shadows and light. Through intense connection and power dynamic they weave a web. Whispering intentions through heat and endurance, together they create an idol that is also the offering, and the sacrifice.
Directed by Jo Pollux and Sadie Lune, 2020, Germany, 6 minutes. Stars Bishop Black and Sadie Lune. New York premiere.
Home Movies : Pervy Pets
Daddy Mahx Capacity has a camcorder and two horny pets who can’t seem to stop humping each other!
Directed by Mahx Capacity, 2023, 5 minutes. Stars Faiska Meloso and Manon Praline.
Writers: Mahx Capacity, Manon Praline, Zuum Hiperlinque. New York premiere.
Producers: Zuum Hiperlinque, Mahx Capacity, Manon Praline
date & time:
Saturday, August 5 – 6:45 PM
+ virtual encores
location:
The Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
.
admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/TiesThatBind
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
virtual pass: coming soon!
Saturday, August 5 – 9:00 PM
SECRET SCREENING!!
Shh…it’s a secret! A sneak peek at a documentary look at the world of BDSM and power exchange, with a special emphasis on female domination and male submission. But keep it mum!
preceded by
Superhero’s Embrace
The story of love between a man and the superhero of his dreams.
Directed by Thomas Florek, 2022, USA, 4 minutes. New York premiere.
Writers: Thomas Florek, Doug Gentile
Producers: Thomas Florek, Resa Mehren
Finding Love: The First Test
A devoted man sacrifices everything to explore the limits of love and surrender with his creatively sadistic wife and her girlfriend.
Directed by Viola Strepsata Voltairine, 2020, USA, 7 minutes. Stars Amanda Graeff. New York premiere.
Writer: Guinevere Turner
Producer: Viola Strepsata Voltairine
Psychotronic Sirens
Video vixens Lois Plz and Haley Valentine get a little messy.
Directed by Ryan Suits, 2022, USA, 5 minutes. New York premiere.
date & time:
Saturday, August 5 – 9:00 PM
in-person only
location:
The Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
.
admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/SecretScreening
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
virtual pass: screening in-person only
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 ******************
Sunday, August 6 –1:00 PM
THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF
A tribute to Charles Lum’s life told through his work as a filmmaker. Featuring Super-8 films Charlie shot as a teenager in the 1970s up to the last film he made about his battle with AIDS-related lymphoma. A CineKink Spotlight Artist and long-time alumni, Charlie AKA Clublum was a much-loved and valued member of the queer and film communities, whose films defied the taboos and stigmas of sex, sex in public places and sex with HIV.
Compiled and edited by Todd Verow, 2022, USA, 71 minutes. New York premiere.
preceded by
No Siren Left Behind
A chronicle of the pioneering Sirens motorcycle club, the oldest and largest women-run motorcycle club in New York City, looking at its place within NYC’s queer culture, and the impact it’s had on the lives of its members.
Directed by Shirin Barghi and Martine Granby, 2022, USA, 25 minutes. Features Cheryl Stewart, Jen Baquial, KT Ballantine, Andrea Sears and Kim Wetzel. New York premiere.
date & time:
Sunday, August 6 – 1:00 PM
+ virtual encores
location:
The Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
.
admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/ThisIsWhereIGetOff
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
virtual pass: coming soon!
Sunday, August 6 – 3:00 PM
MAKE IT WORK (shorts program)
A set of shorts that send up or move beyond the tropes, taking a closer look at those whose work just happens to involve sex.
Red Fried District
In a snack automat, a young, naive croquette has to compete with an experienced, bitchy cheese soufflé to persuade a hungry customer that she’s the most tasty snack.
Animated/directed by Flip van der Kuil and Stephan Miras, The Netherlands, 2 minutes.
Writers: Flip van der Kuil, Stephan Miras.
Producers: Michael Visser, Joris van Seggelen, Jack Kuiper
Gloryhole Theater: The NDA
A trans sex worker tells about signing an NDA for a hypocritical client.
Directed by Koomah, 2022, USA, 3 minutes. New York premiere.
House of Whoreship
When Violet, a suburban brothel worker returns to work after enduring a break-up, she is confronted by her recent ex-girlfriend hustling the same shift.
Directed by Holly Laura Bates, 2022, Australia, 16 minutes. Stars Matisse Laida, Isabelle Ford, Sasha Hennequin, Jessica May and Sarah Fitzgerald. US premiere.
Writer: Holly Laura Bates
Producers: Holly Laura Bates, Kristen Augeard
All Appetite
After a lifetime of wanting to be skinny, Heather’s world is turned upside down when she falls for a man who pushes her to gain weight for him.
Directed by Marissa High, 2022, USA, 16 minutes. Stars Jane Cripe, Arya Haeri, Allie Demico and Jessica Clemons. New York premiere.
Producer: Jane Cripe
Flyby Cathy
In 1981, English porn actress Kathy Harcourt mysteriously disappeared from the United States. Forty years later, a story unfolds from an old 35mm copy of the last film she starred in.
Directed by Pedro Bastos, 2023, Portugal, 10 minutes. US premiere.
Producer: Rodrigo Areias
Woman Meets Girl
As cocktails lead to revealing conversation, chemistry builds between Annabelle, an awkward in her own skin, forty-two-year-old woman and Tessie, an extroverted, eighteen-year-old sex worker.
Directed by Murry Peeters, 2022, Canada, 17 minutes. Stars Enuka Okuma and Chelsea Russell. New York premiere.
Writer: Murry Peeters
Producers: Enuka Okuma, Joe Gasparik, Adria Budd Johnson
Rituals: An Intimate Portrait of Kali Sudhra
Shot during the isolation of the pandemic, this explicit documentary invites you into Kali’s home in Barcelona and offers a more intimate look at her life behind closed doors. See how she connects to herself both sexually and emotionally through daily ritiuals, nourishing the most important erotic relationship she has, the one with herself.
Directed by Kali Sudhra and Aleix Rodón, 2020, Spain, 15 minutes. World festival premiere.
Writer: Kali Sudhra
Producers: Kali Sudhra, Aleix Rodón
date & time:
Sunday, August 6 – 3:00 PM
+ virtual encores
location:
The Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
.
admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/MakeItWork
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
virtual pass: coming soon!
Sunday, August 6 – 4:45 PM
BRING IT! (Adult Cinema Showcase)
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. And the audience votes for their favorite!
This year’s program includes:
Aquaphilia
Water makes me wet!
Directed by altSHIFT, 2021, United Kingdom, 10 minutes. Stars Jane Jones and Sylvan. New York premiere.
Writers/Producers: altSHIFT
Babygurl’s Big Birthday Bang
Manon Praline is turning 40 and for her birthday, her sweet and sadistic Leather Family planned a very special celebration.
Directed by Mahx Capacity, 2022, USA, 15 minutes. Stars Manon Praline, Snax, Sable, Gem Cut, Plump Majesty, Azalea Trix, Jane Vervain, Dulce Fuego and Jamie Joy.
Producers: Snax, Cat Gold, Jamie Joy
Bang Click Bang
Inspired by the sexploitation films of Russ Meyers and Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up, a slow burning subversion of cinematic tropes finds the carnal in the camp and the sumptuous in the sleaze.
Directed by Paulita Pappel and Rod Wyler, 2021, Germany, 16 minutes. Stars Maria Riot, Bishop Black, Noir So, Kinky Panda, Hunter S. Johnson and Roman Raw. New York premiere.
Producer: Paulita Pappel
Bound
It’s time for dinner, but something else is heating up the kitchen!
Directed by Urvashi, 2022, USA, 12 minutes. Stars Inera and Jericho. New York premiere.
Dance.Destroy.Create.
Destroys existing expectations of what a porn film involving dance (or vice-versa) could be, and creates something fresh and new. New York premiere.
Directed by Marcus Quillan, 2021, United Kingdom, 14 minutes. Features Yiming Curiosity and Marcus Quillan.
Writers: Marcus Quillan, Yiming Curiosity
Producer: Thousand Faces
Glimmer
Under the shade of a sheet on a clothesline, Charlie and Danika softly caress each other, building in intensity as Charlie’s supple skin molds perfectly to the athletic sculpt of Danika.
Directed by Charlie Forde and Pasha Nielsen, 2022, Australia, 21 minutes. Stars Charlie Forde and Danika Deep. US premiere.
Männerabend / Men’s Night
Bukkake at the hostel.
Directed by Jan Soldat, 2022, Austria, 11 minutes. North American premiere. Screens in-person only.
Merry Clitmas
Under a purple Christmas tree, two playful lovers unpack their presents.
Directed by Officer Flower, Mo Haze and Iris Glitzer, 2022, Germany, 11 minutes. Stars Iris Glitzer and Mo Haze. US premiere.
Translation
Two lovers on a date, exploring each other’s bodies, and having sex the way they want to – free of the cis gaze.
Directed by Max Skaff, 2022, USA 5 minutes. Stars Lex Valor and Roxanna. US premiere.
Writer: Max Skaf
Producers: Max Skaff, Tiana Glittasaurusrex
date & time:
Sunday, August 6 – 4:45 PM
+ virtual encores
location:
The Wild Project
http://www.thewildproject.org
195 E. Third Street (between Avenues B & A)
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admission:
$20 general admission; $15/seniors & students, $12/CineKink members.
18 and over only.
in-person tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/BringIt2023
festival package: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/Package/Sale
virtual pass: coming soon!
Sunday, August 6 – 8:00 PM
CINEKINK AWARDS CELEBRATION
Come out and drink a toast to this year’s fantastic crop of CineKink filmmakers!
special admission: Free with advance rsvp. 21 and over only.
location: Lucky, 168 Avenue B, NYC
RSVP: https://www.goelevent.com/CineKink/e/CineKinkAwardsCelebration2023