CINEKINK NYC – “The Kinky Film Festival” – Film & Event Listings
March 14-19, 2017
Overall Festival Listing
** Tuesday, March 14 through Sunday, March 19
CINEKINK NYC – 14th ANNUAL KINKY FILM FESTIVAL
Set for its 14th annual appearance March 14-19, 2017, the “kinky film festival” will feature a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. Among the highlights this year are a 15th anniversary screening of the BDSM classic “Secretary,” a program of shorts, “Nasty Women,” that celebrates female sexual agency, and the premiere of Shine Louise Houston’s Hitchcock-inspired thriller, “Snapshot.” In addition to screenings, the event will also feature a gala kick-off celebration, a porn production workshop, and an “AfterGlow” play party to close the festivities. For more information, visit http://www.cinekink.com
LOCATION: various
ADMISSION: various, discounted festival pass available
SUBWAY: various
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Individual event/program listings
** Tuesday, March 14 through Sunday, March 19
TUESDAY, MARCH 14 ******************
Tuesday, March 14 – 8:00 PM
KICK-OFF GALA & FUNDRAISER
Put on your shiny finery and help kick off CineKink NYC in proper style! A pansexual celebration of epic proportions, in addition to burlesque performance, the festival’s opening night gala will feature “sexy sensation” stations, a kinky raffle, and some decadent film morsels. With all proceeds going to support the continuation of CineKink’s sex-positive and kink-friendly program mission, it’s mixing and mashing for a good cause! Films showcased include Spank You Very Much (Thomas Florek, 2016, USA, 3 minutes), Tabook (Dario van Vree, 2016, The Netherlands, 3 minutes), Pithuahua
(Katherine Sweetman, 2016, USA, 6 minutes) and Swapsies (David Abramsky, 2015, United Kingdom, 7 minutes).
LOCATION: M1-5, 52 Walker St. (bet. Broadway & Church), NYC
ADMISSION: Suggested donation $20/$15 advance; festival pass available. 21+ only
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: J, M, Z, N, Q, R to Canal
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/kick-off-gala/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 ******************
Wednesday, March 15 – 7:00 PM
CineKink Season Opener!
SECRETARY: 15TH ANNIVERSARY
“Do. It. Again.” Has it really been 15 years since the release of “Secretary”? Indeed, it has – and high time to rewatch this BDSM classic in the company of like-minded kinksters! In case you’ve forgotten the basics: Lee Holloway has a few strikes against her when she applies for a secretarial position at the law office of E. Edward Grey. At first the work seems quite normal but soon in between typing, filing and coffee making, Lee and Mr. Grey embark on a more personal relationship together, crossing the lines of conduct that would give any human resource director the vapors! (Directed by Steven Shainberg, 2002, USA, 104 minutes. Stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Lesley Ann Warren and Jeremy Davies.)
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/secretary-15th-anniversary/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Wednesday, March 15 – 9:30 PM
HORSE-BEING
Karen, a 50-year-old former teacher and father of a daughter, is currently training with an American cowboy for her transformation into a horse. In this form of roleplay, known as pony play, Karen dresses up as a “horse-being,” and as she undergoes physical training for dressage and pulling a cart, the boundary between reality and fantasy begins to blur. A poetic reflection on humanity, gender, life, love and nature.
(Directed by Jérôme Clément-Wilz, 2015, France, 63 minutes. US premiere.)
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/horse-being/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
THURSDAY, MARCH 16 ******************
Thursday, March 16 – 7:00 PM
MORE THAN TWO (Shorts Program)
This collection of shorts explores a range of co-minglings that move beyond the traditional couple construct…sometimes successfully, sometimes not so much. Program includes Monkey Lion and the Wolf (Nara Denning, 2014, USA, 8 minutes), The Ethical Slut (Ben Fritz, 2015, USA, 21 minutes), Daybreak (Urvashi, 2106, USA, 11 minutes), Four-Day Weekend (Nicole Jones, 2016, USA, 20 minutes), Like Totally Hot Couple Seeking Same (Marcel Simoneau & Kirsten Russell, 2015, USA, 17 minutes), Been Too Long at the Fair (Charles Lum & Todd Verow, 2015, USA, 6 minutes) and Trinity (Ms. Naughty, 2017, USA, 6 minutes).
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/more-than-two/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Thursday, March 16 – 9:15 PM
KINK & COMMUNITY (Shorts Program)
A short-film sampling of the many tastes and predilections that make up the world of kink, along with the museum that strives to document them all. Program includes Folsom Street (Aron Kantor, 2015, USA, 6 minutes), You’ve Got Tail (Danny Tayara, 2016, USA, 4 minutes), In Search of Candy (Bo Blaze, 2016, USA, 10 minutes), Playing Scrabble (Jessie Sparkles, Paradoxipus & The Linguist, 2016, USA, 5 minutes), Coming of Age (Jan Soldat, 2016, Germany, 13 minutes), Please May I Come Mistress? (Pandora Blake, 2016, United Kingdom, 17 minutes) and By The People: 25 Years Of Community Archiving at Leather Archives & Museum (Christina Court, 2016, USA, 39 minutes). (Total program running length is 94 minutes.)
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/kink-community/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 17 *********************
Friday, March 17 – 7:00 PM
THE BEDROOM
One bedroom, six decades. A fun and playful roundelay of six erotic episodes, all set in one bedroom over six decades, traces the changes not just in dress and decor, but in sexuality and sexual mores over the years. From the invention of the pill in the 1960s, through the gay revolution, through to cybersex and female-pleasing sex toys. (Directed by Anna Brownfield, 2016, Australia, 82 minutes. US premiere.) Plays with MI COCHE (Lo Liddell & Vile Mae, 2015, Spain, 5 minutes).
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/the-bedroom/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Friday, March 17 – 9:00 PM
CineKink Centerpiece Screening!
NASTY WOMEN (shorts program)
As the nation readies itself for new political realities, these short films – all from women directors – stake a claim for female agency and the power of speaking one’s desires. Program includes F*ck Yes: Protection (Emily Best, 2016, USA, 3 minutes), Sapiosexual (Kristin Heckler, 2016, USA, 14 minutes), Since You Asked So Nicely (Ms. Naughty, 2016, Australia, 13 minutes), My Moaning Neighbor (Erika Lust, 2016, Spain, 8 minutes), Pancit Canton (Taylor Bennett, 2016, 3 minutes), See Me Ms. Naughty with/starring Mel Lou, 2016, Australia, 3 minutes), Broken Hearts Are For Assholes (Margie Schnibbe aka Vena Virago, 2016, USA, 9 minutes), Birth (Lilith Luxe & Jesse James, 2017, USA, 17 minutes) and F*ck Yes: Fingers (Emily Best, 2016, USA, 3 minutes). (Total program running length is 73 minutes.)
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/nasty-women/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
SATURDAY, MARCH 18 ***************
Saturday, March 18 – 1:00 PM
SEX AND THE SILVER GAYS
Amidst their flurry of elderly activities, the members of NYPrimeTimers also actively participate in monthly sex parties. These octogenarian orgiasts invite us to their intimate gatherings, explicitly illustrate their carnal activities, and explain to us who they are, their own shared histories, and what it means to their lives to share joyful, consensual sexual celebrations together for a long as may be possible. A great lesson for us all!
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/sex-and-the-silver-gays/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Saturday, March 18 – 2:45 PM
chUrchroad
A subculture within Amsterdam nightlife, Club Church offers freedom, unprecedented sex and apparent absence of judgment. Yet exploring the club, the film director finds himself pushing against his own personal boundaries as he explore its liberties, bringing out a side of himself he didn’t know existed. Is it healthy and can he deal with this freedom? Filmmaker Robin Vogel bares all in a film about sexual identity, non–monogamy and bridging different worlds. (Directed by Robin Vogel, 2016, The Netherlands, 54 minutes. US premiere.) Plays with the short film GUILLAUME MASTURBATES (Patrick Aubert, 2017, Canada, 3 minutes.)
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/churchroad/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Saturday, March 18 – 4:30 PM
BRING IT! (Industry Showcase/Clip Program)
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. An annual CineKink event, this year’s program includes: Gonzo Girls (Paul Deeb, 2015 USA, 21 minutes), Having My Cake
(Morgana Muses, 2015 USA, 21 minutes), Hey, Baby, Hey! (Andre Shakti, 2015, USA, 21 minutes), Merger (Urvashi, 2016, USA, 16 minutes), The Party (Adrineh Simonian, 2016, Austria, 17 minutes), Squirt Machine (Alyx Fox, 2016, USA, 12 minutes) and What I Like (Kenya Sweetz, 2016, USA, 14 minutes). Total program running time is 119 minutes.
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/bring-it/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Saturday, March 5 – 7:30 PM
SURRENDER (shorts program)
A collection of shorts that touch upon the exquisite moments of letting go, of giving oneself over completely to another. Program includes: Vibrato (Robin Vada, 2016, USA, 4 minutes), La Petite Mort (Elizabeth Jaeleigh Davis, 2016, USA, 9 minutes), Breathtaking (Morgana Muses, 2016, Australia, 17 minutes), Heimat XXX (Sebastian Dominic Auer, 2016, Germany, 12 minutes), Dominate Me (Erika Lust, 2016, Spain, 11 minutes) and The Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel (Tony Notarberardino & Cassandra Rosebeetle, 2016, USA, 30 minutes). Total program running time is 83 minutes.
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/surrender/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Saturday, March 18 – 9:30 PM
Closing Night Film!
SNAPSHOT
Drawing inspiration from film classics such as Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ and Antonioni’s ‘Blow Up,’ follows freelance photographer and woman-about-town, Charlie, who has her sights set on Danny, an older butch in search of adventure and romance. Just as things are about to click between the two, Charlie accidentally snaps a photo of a murderer, and becomes his new target. With a killer hot on her trail, and a new relationship developing, will Charlie find love — or her own demise? (Directed by Shine Louise Houston, 2016, USA, 66 minutes. Stars Berreta James and Chocolate Chip. US premiere.) Plays with the short film THE BUTONG VIBE (Fan Papo, 2016, China, 19 minutes. World premiere.).
LOCATION: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd St.), NYC
ADMISSION: $11, $8 students/seniors; discounted festival pass available. 18+ only.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://cinekink.com
SUBWAY: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Ave; 6 to Bleecker St
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/snapshot/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
SUNDAY, MARCH 19 ******************
Sunday, March 19 – 2:00 PM (UPDATED listing, added to schedule March 3)
CRASHCOURSE: A PORN PRODUCTION PRIMER WITH SHINE LOUISE HOUSTON
So you wanna make a porno? Or, maybe you’re already in the biz and looking to pick up some tips. You’re in luck! Award-winning filmmaker Shine Louise Houston (The Crash Pad, SNAPSHOT) presents the tools to put your best foot forward, from setting up your business to editing your scene. A filmmaker who considers sex part of the narrative story, Houston’s cinematic style, and decade of experience writing, producing, and distributing adult films are all made available. Come for the porn, stay for the film geekery!
LOCATION: Bowery Bliss, address emailed to ticket holders
SUBWAY: J, Z to Bowery; B,D to Grand
ADMISSION: Advance $25, not included in festival pass. 18+ only. No door sales.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/crashcourse-a-porn-production-primer-with-shine-louise-houston/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Sunday, March 19 – 7:00 PM
CINEKINK AWARDS CELEBRATION
Come out and drink a toast to this year’s fantastic crop of CineKink filmmakers!
LOCATION: Bowery Bliss, address emailed to RSVPs
SUBWAY: J, Z to Bowery; B,D to Grand
ADMISSION: Free!! 21+ only. RSVP required.
INFO: cinekink2017@cinekink.com
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/awards-celebration/
RSVP: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
Sunday, March 19 – 9:00 PM
CINEKINK AFTERGLOW PARTY
One last chance to meet, mix and mingle with fellow CineKinksters, this time in a relaxed play party setting. Snuggle into the sofas, find a private nook or recline across a friendly lap and settle in for one final evening of CineKinky goodness unfolding all around. Featured works for the evening include FEED SOLES TO DIE FOR (Domme Jaguar, 2016, 12 minutes), THE LAST SUPPER (Maria Beatty, 2016, USA, 70 minutes) and MOMENTUM, VOL. 4 (Michelle Flynn, 2016, Australia, 59 minutes).
LOCATION: Bowery Bliss, address emailed to pass and ticket-holders
SUBWAY: J, Z to Bowery; B,D to Grand
ADMISSION: Priority entrance given to festival all-access pass-holders; a limited number of advance purchase admissions will be available for $30/individuals; $50/couples; $60/triads, no door sales. 21+ only.
EVENT LINK: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekink-nyc-2017/afterglow-party/
TICKETS: http://cinekinknyc2017.eventbrite.com
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CONTACT: Lisa Vandever
PHONE: 917.609.5928 (media contacts only, please, not for publication)
EMAIL: press2017 * at * cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://www.cinekink.com
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cinekink
ABOUT CINEKINK
Just entering its 14th 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://www.cinekink.com