Kinky Film Festival Hits Austin for a One-Night Stand

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Kinky Film Festival Hits Austin for a One-Night Stand

A special evening of films that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality will screen on Thursday, November 17, 2011 as CineKink, “the kinky film festival,” hits Austin for a hot, one-night stand.

Screening at 8 PM, BEST OF CINEKINK/2011 is a showcase of sexy, award-winning shorts deemed the best during CineKink’s annual festival run. In this year’s assortment: LOVE HOTEL (Erika Lust, 2010, Spain, 4 minutes) follows the fantasy scenarios that ensue when a couple checks in. BUTTERFLY CAUGHT (Joshua Bewig, 2010, USA, 7 minutes), follows a shy and studious girl transported to another world by a book on bondage. In TURNING JAPANESE (Paul Bickel, 2009, USA, 20 minutes), a couple stumbles upon an unusual way to turn around their dwindling finances. LOVE, HUGS AND KISSES, SISSY STEPHANIE (Mrs. G, 2010, USA, 12 minutes) is a profile of New York scene icon, Sissy Stephanie. In PISS (Vincent Peone & Bette Bentley, 2010, USA, 7 minutes), a feminist scholar struggles to fulfill his girlfriend’s rather unorthodox desire. And in CACTUS (Anna Treiman, 2009, Denmark, 30 minutes), a woman hires a gigolo to fulfill her secret sexual fantasy of being raped.

LOCATION
Spider House
2908 Fruth Street
Austin

ADMISSION
Admission is $10 door/$7 advance.

INFO
For more information, advance tickets and the full program line-up, visit http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/tour/austin/

SPONSORS:
National tour sponsors for CineKink/2011 include KinkyMedical.net, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, njoy and Tied Up Events. Local sponsors include BedPost Confessions and Smut City.

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Photos and event credentials are available on request; for more information go to http://cinekink.com/news-and-press/press-materials/ or email press2011 * at * cinekink.com

FOR EVENT LISTINGS:
http://cinekink.com/news-and-press/press-materials/listings/cinekink-austin-2011-event-listings/

FOR A LINK TO THIS PRESS RELEASE + FULL PROGRAM SYNOPSES:

Kinky Film Festival Hits Austin for a One-Night Stand

CONTACT: Lisa Vandever
PHONE: 917.609.5928 (media contacts only, please, not for publication)
EMAIL: press2011 * at * cinekink.com
WEBSITE: http://www.cinekink.com
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cinekink

ABOUT CINEKINK
Now in its eighth 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, mildly spicy to quite explicit – and everything in between!

For more information, visit http://www.cinekink.com.

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FULL PROGRAM RUN-DOWN

CINEKINK: AUSTIN / Thursday, November 17 – 8 pm

“Best of CineKink/2011”

Honorable Best Mention
LOVE HOTEL
Erika Lust, 2010, Spain, 4 minutes.
In this sequel to last year’s CineKink award-winning short, “Handcuffs,” a couple arrives at a love hotel… and many fantasy scenarios ensue.

Best Experimental Short
BUTTERFLY CAUGHT
Joshua Bewig, 2010, USA, 7 minutes.
A shy and studious girl wanders into a bookstore and is transported to another world by the images she discovers in a book on Japanese bondage.

Honorable Best Mention
TURNING JAPANESE
Paul Bickel, 2009, USA, 20 minutes.
A couple struggling with their finances stumbles upon an unknowing sleepwalker and they exploit her nightly episodes by selling tickets.

Best Documentary Short
LOVE, HUGS AND KISSES, SISSY STEPHANIE
Mrs. G, 2010, USA, 12 minutes.
A profile of New York scene icon, Sissy Stephanie, and a look at the heart, humor and aspirations that lie beneath her crisp layers of crinoline.

Best Comedy Short
PISS
Vincent Peone & Bette Bentley, 2010, USA, 7 minutes.
Why can’t you just pee on me?

Best Dramatic Short
CACTUS
Anna Treiman, 2009, Denmark, 30 minutes.
Harboring a secret sexual fantasy of being raped, Helene hires a gigolo to fulfill her imaginings. But the “rape” does not go according to the agreed scenario and, faced with unforeseen complications to her plan, Helene must confront the true workings of her desire.

Total program running time is 80 minutes.

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