Kinky Film Festival Hits Portland and Oakland For Some Hot, One-Night Stands
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Kinky Film Festival Hits Portland and Oakland For Some Hot, One-Night Stands
Wednesday, August 5 and Thursday August 6
New York, NY; July 23, 2015 – A special selection of films that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality will screen as CineKink, “the kinky film festival,” hits the west coast for a series of a hot, one-night stands!
CineKink: PDX will take place Wednesday, August 5th at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St.). The festivities begin at 7pm with a screening of the shorts program, “Best of CineKink/2015,” followed at 9 pm by the CineKink award-winning feature, “Marriage 2.0.” Admission is $8 door/$6 advance per screening, $12 door/$10 advance for both; 18 and over only.
Next up, CineKink: Oakland, scheduled for Thursday, August 6 at The New Parkway (474 24th Street, features a one-off screening of “Best of CineKink/2015” at 8:30 pm. Admission is $10, with advance purchase strongly recommended; 18 and over only.
“Best of CineKink/2015,” screening in both cities, is a collection of sexy shorts deemed the best during CineKink’s most recent festival run. This year’s assortment, with works ranging from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit, includes ‘Zolushka’ (Wes Hurley), ‘The Gordon Game’ (Jared Robbins), ‘It’s My Birthday and I’ll Fly If I Want To’ (Morgana Muses), ‘Rubber Romance’ (Sophie Dros), ‘The Table’ (Izabel Grondin), ‘Kimi Kabuki’ (Yoko Okumura) and ’Tease’ (Ms. Naughty).
CineKink’s 2015 audience choice award winner, “Marriage 2.0,” screening in Portland only, looks at the possibilities and pitfalls of an open relationship, following one couple on their search to balance personal freedom with emotional and sexual bliss. Merging porn presentation with a strong story-telling approach, the explicit film stars Ryan Driller and India Summer, and also features erotic cinema legend Nina Hartley, along with many luminaries of the sex-positive community, including Carol Queen, Reid Mihalko, Emily Morse, and noted TED speaker and author of the ‘NY Times’ best-seller “Sex At Dawn,” Christopher Ryan.
“I’m really excited to be bringing another fantastic assortment of smart, sexy cinema to some of my favorite venues,” says Lisa Vandever, CineKink co-founder and director, who will be traveling with the program. “It’s wonderful to work with independent theaters that cultivate a great community around their love for film, and their audiences are so welcoming and enthusiastic!”
The CineKink festival tour is sponsored by Bowery Bliss, KinkyMedical.net, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Leather Archives and Museum and njoy. CineKink: PDX is presented in conjunction with Oregon Leather Pride, which runs July 31-August 9, 2015. Local sponsors for CineKink: Oakland include Feelmore 510.
Other CineKink tour dates ahead include Chicago (October 3), with additional cities to be announced shortly.
For more information and advance tickets, visit http://dev.cinekink.com.
About CineKink:
Now in its 12th 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.
Keywords: CineKink, Lisa Vandever, kink film festival, fetish film festival, erotic film festival, Portland, Oakland, Clinton Street Theater, The New Parkway
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individual program descriptions
** BEST OF CINEKINK/2015
The “kinky film festival” showcases its recent award-winning shorts:
Best Musical Short
“Zolushka” Cinderella meets Tom of Finland in this retelling of a classic folk tale, starring adult superstar Colby Keller and international burlesque sensation Waxie Moon! (Directed by Wes Hurley, 2014, USA, 7 minutes.)
Best Documentary Short
“It’s My Birthday and I’ll Fly If I Want To” One woman undertakes a transformative journey when she grants herself permission to indulge and enjoy life, culminating in the gift she commissions for her 50th birthday. (Directed by Morgana Muses, 2014, Australia, 12 minutes.)
Best Comedy Short –tie-
“The Gordon Game”
A role-play attempt goes absurdly awry. (Directed by Jared Robbins, 2014, USA, 14 minutes.)
“Kimi Kabuki” A devoted housewife discovers her husband is attending an Adult Industry Expo behind her back. Resolving to confront him about his deceit, she follows him to the convention, hoping for a sincere conversation. (Directed by Yoko Okumura, 2014, USA, 19 minutes.)
Best Dramatic Short –tie-
“Rubber Romance” A trip through the dark fantasies of a submissive S/M-slave, and his unlikely romance with the woman he sees as his dominant mistress. (Directed by Sophie Dros, 2014, The Netherlands, 15 minutes.)
“The Table” A man goes to interview at a potential employer’s house, only to find that the job started as soon as he got in the house. (Directed by Izabel Grondin, 2014, Canada, 14 minutes.)
Honorable Best Mention
“Tease” Lucie Bee and Ryan James are hot for each other. But just when Lucie thinks she has the upper hand, Ryan takes control – and puts on a show. (Directed by Ms. Naughty, 2014, Australia, 10 minutes.)
Total program running time is 91 minutes.
** MARRIAGE 2.0
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. (Directed by Paul Deeb, 2014, USA, 126 minutes; Winner/CineKink 2015 Audience Choice for Best Narrative Feature)
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