CineKink Selects “Rough Edges” to Open Kinky Film Festival

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CineKink Selects Rough Edges to Open Kinky Film Festival

NEW YORK, NY; June 28, 2023 – CineKink has announced that Rough Edges will be the “CineKink Season Opener” selection for the 20th anniversary return of its film festival, CineKink NYC, running August 2-6, 2023.

Shot on location in San Francisco, 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 filmmaker Charles Lyons, the work features compelling performances from lead actors Tim Huls and Phoebe Jones, playing a pair that is comfortable with physical intimacy, yet hesitant to reveal emotional vulnerability.

“Rough Edges perfectly illustrates the importance of representation on screen,” said Lisa Vandever, CineKink co-founder and director. “Rather than the sensationalism of some recent Hollywood takes, the portrayals will be very recognizable to anyone who has set foot in a BDSM club or worked at keeping a relationship open.”

“This sexy, edgy tour of kinky San Francisco has at its beating heart a deconstruction of modern love, intimacy and fear,” said Dr. Carol Queen, Executive Director of the Center for Sex and Culture, where the script was originally workshopped. “Every step in the characters’ deepening connection made me feel more invested in their growing vulnerability and the actors’ skill at representing what most movies leave unsaid and unshown.”

Rough Edges will screen on Thursday, August 3rd, 6:30 PM at The Wild Project (195 E. Third St., NYC), where the majority of the festival’s screenings are also unfolding. Marking the first in-person screenings for CineKink since 2019, masks will be required for all in attendance.

CineKink NYC festivities kick off the previous evening, Wednesday, August 2, with a fundraising get-together, and runs through Sunday, August 6, concluding with an awards ceremony and closing party.

Virtual streaming of most festival selections will take place in an encore presentation the week following.

The full CineKink NYC schedule will be announced in early July and tickets will go on sale soon after.

For more information, visit the festival’s website. http://www.cinekink.com

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ABOUT CINEKINK
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023, CineKink is a 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!

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