Every year at aGLIFF I learn something and have a preconception blown away. This year it happened on the second night watching a film about the leatherman culture.
Kink Crusaders is a documentary about the International Mr. Leather contest. You can picture him, right? A bare-butt man in chaps, a codpiece and a leather cap. That stereotype may have a been prevalent when the contest began in the 1970s, but the wardrobe has evolved and so have the contestants. As Michael Skiff's documentary shows, the contenders are from all walks of life, including a 2008 Iml semi-finalist confined to a wheelchair. And if that doesn't intrigue you, watch the last two minutes of the film to shatter even more preconceptions.
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Kink Crusaders is a documentary about the International Mr. Leather contest. You can picture him, right? A bare-butt man in chaps, a codpiece and a leather cap. That stereotype may have a been prevalent when the contest began in the 1970s, but the wardrobe has evolved and so have the contestants. As Michael Skiff's documentary shows, the contenders are from all walks of life, including a 2008 Iml semi-finalist confined to a wheelchair. And if that doesn't intrigue you, watch the last two minutes of the film to shatter even more preconceptions.
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- 9/8/2011
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
“We love the filmmakers because without them we’d all just be here drinking.” So noted CineKink Film Festival founder Lisa Vandever after calling for a round of applause at this year’s midtown kickoff at the Taj Lounge, which saw burlesque performances — by Leta Le Noir, Sweet Lorraine and “N — “The Only Letter in Burlesque” followed by a small shorts program. With films containing a slick music video/Calvin Klein commercial aesthetic (Roy Raz’s The Lady Is Dead from Israel), to scenes of anatomical pottery (Debi Oulu’s My Erotic Video Art, another flick from Israel — what’s up with the Israelis?) to visuals as predictable as its title (Love Hotel from its better-named, Spanish director Erika Lust) the diversity on display served as a teaser, naturally, to the eclectic main event. And then there was my evening favorite from the good ole U.S.A. Toby Fell-Holden...
- 3/7/2011
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Have a couple hot nights on the town when the Cinekink Film Festival shakes its groove thing on March 1-6 in NYC. With the exception of the opening and closing night galas, the fest will turn the venerable Anthology Film Archives into a red light district with sexy feature films, documentaries, shorts and more.
The feature films screening tell wicked tales of telepathic peeping toms (Sexual Radar), swingers (Open Invitation) and naive hedonists (Caged). Meanwhile, the documentaries chronicle the history of gay leather (Kink Crusaders) and porn addiction (Run, Run, It’s Him). And there’s all kinds of naughty offerings hidden in the short film collections.
While Cinekink is traditionally all about sex, the main film Bad Lit wants to recommend is all about not getting in: Robert G. Putka‘s hilarious and discomforting Hooka Face and the Virgin Boy. The fest also includes new short films by Bad...
The feature films screening tell wicked tales of telepathic peeping toms (Sexual Radar), swingers (Open Invitation) and naive hedonists (Caged). Meanwhile, the documentaries chronicle the history of gay leather (Kink Crusaders) and porn addiction (Run, Run, It’s Him). And there’s all kinds of naughty offerings hidden in the short film collections.
While Cinekink is traditionally all about sex, the main film Bad Lit wants to recommend is all about not getting in: Robert G. Putka‘s hilarious and discomforting Hooka Face and the Virgin Boy. The fest also includes new short films by Bad...
- 2/24/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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