Tuesday, Oct. 8th, 8:00 PM
(The Return of) The Good, The Bad, and the Ridiculous: S/M at the Movies
Location: TES, 24 Bond Street, NYC
(Doors open 7:30 PM, presentation starts 8PM)
Thor Stockman of GMSMA (Gay Male S/M Activists) dips into his magic bag of film clips and returns with another engaging look at how S/M and S/M culture are portrayed in the movies. (Last year's presentation was sold out, so show up early!)
Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 8:00 PM
An Introduction to S/M
Location: TES, 24 Bond Street, NYC
(Doors open 7:30 PM, presentation starts 8PM)
Stepping from the silver screen to real life, this presentation begins the TES Novice Group's sequence of monthly meetings in the year-long Novice Education Series, introducing basic concepts, terminology and the various roles and activities within the S/M scene.
Thursday, Oct. 10th, 7:00 PM
New York Premiere!
Beyond Vanilla: An Unforgettable Journey To The Wilder Side Of Sex
Location: Antholgy Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave., NYC
 Claes Lilja, 2001, USA, 91 minutes. Featuring, among others, Alex Del Rosario, Lady Green, Nina Hartley, Bert Hermann, Chi Chi LaRue, Tony Mills, Carol Queen, Cole Tucker and Jay Wiseman.
Using interviews, demonstrations and a good dose of how-to instructions to explore the kinkier aspects of sex, this engaging documentary cuts across orientations to cover a wide gamut of fetishes and S/M practices, ranging from bondage, flogging and spanking to knife play, fisting and the unexpected allures of a golden shower. Provoking a refreshing mix of candor and good humor along the way, director Claes Lilja serves as guide to the wilder side and - sharing fantasies, experiences and pleasures - the 100 plus people interviewed in the film help to blur boundaries and shed new light on sexuality and sexual practices. (Director Claes Lilja will be on hand after the screening for an audience Q&A.)
Thursday, Oct. 10th, 9:00 PM
Daddy And The Muscle Academy
Location: Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave., NYC
 Ilppo Pohjola, 1992, Finland, 55 minutes. In English and Finnish with English subtitles.
Tom of Finland's provocative erotic drawings, featuring super-masculine and ruggedly handsome men, have had an enormous influence on both gay and Leather identity, attitude and self-understanding. This exploration of the artist's life, work and philosophy includes interviews with Tom, just prior to his death in 1992, along with commentary from his friends and acolytes, hundreds of original drawings and steamy live-action scenes inspired by his art. "A lively portrait of the artist as an old master of the sexual avant-garde -- The Village Voice
with
Boots, Biceps And Bulges: The Life & Works Of Tom Of Finland
 James Williams, 1988, USA, 30 minutes.
A mesmerizing look into the thoughts and works of a genuine gay folk artist and icon, featuring interviews, rare and unpublished art, and a special section focusing on the representation of Black men in his work.
Thursday, Oct. 10th, 11:00 PM
Kick-Off Party
& Fund Raiser
Location: The Lure, 409 West 13th St.(9th Ave. and Washinton St.), NYC
 Screenings, an auction and plenty of schmooze, with all proceeds going to benefit the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and the Tom of Finland Foundation. The LURE, the infamous leather bar in Manhattan's meatpacking district, will be relaxing its dress code for this event, so come as you are - or as you want to be! (Suggested door donation - $5)
Friday, Oct. 11th, 7:00 PM
Girl King
Location: Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave., NYC
 Ileana Pietrobruno, 2002, USA, 80 minutes.
Starring Crystal Donbraith and Victoria Deschanel.
In this playful and rollicking swashbuckler, drag king pirates take to the high seas on a quest to restore stolen treasures. The gender-skewed adventures begin when Butch, a handsome but naive baby butch, is compelled by the Queen to seek out and bring back her purloined “koilos”- the source of all pleasures and the very key to order and harmony on her island. As an additional inducement, however, the Queen holds out to Butch the promised return of the hostaged Claudia, a beautiful and feisty femme who's not about to sit idly by awaiting rescue.
with
Luna
Denny Daniel, 1991, USA, 5 minutes.
A tapestry-like portrait of Mistress Luna in ritual and performance at the Limelight.
Friday, Oct. 11th, 9:00 PM
New York Premiere!
The Story Of O: Untold Pleasures
Location: Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave., NYC
 Phil Leirness, 2001, USA, 99 minutes.
Starring Danielle Ciardi, Neil Dickson, Max Parrish and Michele Rubin.
A talented photographer living in contemporary Los Angeles, O is torn between the demands of earning a living and her own artistic aims. Encouraged by her boyfriend, Rene, O decides that she should pursue her artistic passion without reservation, setting aside financial realities until she has completed her beautiful, avant-garde book of original photos. In hopes of enabling O to focus her energies on the book, Rene introduces her to a mysterious benefactor, the wealthy and powerful Sir Stephen. What begins as a promising arrangement turns out to be a dangerous path for O, as she is drawn into a seductive world of deceit, power and eroticism. (Director Phil Leirness will be on hand after the screening for an audience Q&A.) |
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Friday, Oct. 11th, 11:00 PM
SPECIAL PROGRAM:
"Concerned Women and Porn"
Location: Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave., NYC
Seven Deadly Sins
 Maria Beatty, 2002, USA, 52 minutes.
Starring Mistress Dakota and Katie Jordan.
A gorgeously shot visit to the Roaring Twenties, when decadence was a privilege. Caught in the act of coveting her mistress' position as a notorious exotic dancer, a young maid must submit to her sadism and lust, her perfect body becoming the theatre for an exacting re-enactment of the Seven Deadly Sins. "Beatty makes porno into fetishistic film noir; imagine a kinky Louise Brooks, a sadistic Marlene Dietrich (who's the top?), and some nipple clamps and hot wax, and you're beginning to get the idea." -- Tristan Taormino, Village Voice
with
Capture
 Alpha, 2002, USA, 48 minutes.
Starring Jett Steele, Maitresses Elise and Katryn MacGregor, and Kenny.
With smokey-voiced narration and a stylistic nod to the hard-boiled detective flick, a predatory girl gang “abducts” a hunky ladies man and trains him to be their "boy toy." Along the way he is alternately subjected to delightful tortures, then cruelly ignored as the girls turn their attentions to each other.
"Independently made, it's a breath of fresh air...well-edited and paced, it's a bisexual gender-bender!" -- Laura Weide, On Our Backs
"...there is voyeurism and fetish everywhere...the chemistry is for real and it shows!" -- Shara Black, The Advocate.
Saturday, Oct. 12th, 7:00 PM
Sade
Location: Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave., NYC
 Benoit Jacquot, 2000, France, 100 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
Starring Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt and Isild Le Besco.
Described by director Benoit Jacquot as “..a cross between a rose and a whip,” this sumptuous look at the Marquis de Sade finds him in the year 1794, at the bloodiest heights of the French revolution and recently interred at Picpus, an uneasy asylum for aristocrats avoiding the guillotine. As a former mistress pulls strings to keep him off of the daily death lists, Sade endeavors to make the most of his captivity, holding amused court with his scandalized fellow inmates and inspiring the eventual trust of the wary but intrigued young Emilie. And when the carnage ultimately moves to within the gates of the asylum, Sade’s celebration of sensation, the existentialism of his writings and philosophy, are put in historical and illuminating place. “In its quiet, literate way, the film is almost as subversive as its central character.”-- Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"...a fiercely clever and subtle film...like Sade himself, utterly unblinking in the face of extreme pain and sexuality.”-- Rich Cline, Film Threat
Saturday, Oct. 12th, 9:00 PM
SPECIAL PROGRAM:
"Fetish In Brief"
Location: Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave., NYC
The Adventures Of Mistress Meanie
Felice Shays and D., 2002, USA, 12 minutes.
A sexed-up tongue-in-cheek pseudo-porn looking at the world of a Domme-sub relationship - complete with on-line intrigue and blow-up dolls.
I'm A Cow
 Aaron Pendland, 2001, USA, 3 minutes.
Created as a music video for the band RmT, the animated story of a nervous cow and her overly-fixated owner.
It Takes Two
 Darianna Cardilli, 2001, USA, 5 minutes.
What started as foreplay in the brothels of Buenos Aires has become one of the safest and most beautiful forms of sex.
ASFR
 Directed by Allison de Fren, 2001, USA, 7 minutes.
The acronym for "alt.sex.fetish.robots" provides an all-access tour of the world of technosexualism.
Media Dreams
W. Mathewson Vandever, 1964, USA, 10 minutes.
In the spring, a young man's fancy turns to...
Sci-Fi Betty
 Gillian Ashurt, 2000, New Zealand, 18 minutes.
The mystery of a missing pin-up legend unfolds against a background of fantastic lingerie.
Toetally Soleful Feeture Pedsintation
 Martha Colburn, 1999, USA, 6 minutes.
Hoof-jobs, lawn mowers, ped-pecking chickens and a wide variety of de-toeification are among some of the antics in this cut-out, pop-up, over-board, underground animated “psycho-spazz-u-mentary.”
Babette's Feet
 Harry Killas, 1998, Canada, 17 minutes.
Harold, a lawyer and foot fetishist, structures his schedule so he can roam the city and seek the perfect pair of feet. And then he finds Babette.
Saturday, Oct. 12th, 11 PM
Film Fest Wrap Party!
Location: The Den of Iniquity
Open to all the experienced, novice or merely curious - this event, held at one of NYC’s finest play spaces, offers a safe and supervised place for people to meet others, and to explore or learn more about consensual S/M.
Sunday, Oct. 13th, 1 PM - 2:30ish
Film Festival Brunch
Location: Raymonds Cafe at 88 7th Ave., Btwn. 15th and 16th St., near the 14th St. 1,9,2, and 3 station)
A last chance to join your fellow festival revelers. Soak up some brunch and a final few bits of stargazing camaraderie. |
