FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CineKink Brings Kinky Film Festival to Chicago
November 19-20, 2010
CineKink — “the kinky film festival” — brings its annual tour to Chicago on Friday-Saturday, November 19-20, 2010. With screenings at the Leather Archives and Museum, CINEKINK: CHICAGO will offer a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide and exciting world of sexual diversity, with works ranging from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit – and everything in between.
FRIDAY
The festival kicks off on Friday, November 19th at 8 pm with the CineKink audience choice award-winner, S&M JUDGE, a compelling drama in which a respected judge finds his job, reputation and family life in jeopardy after he and his wife begin to explore sadomasochism, with an opening reception for CineKink: Chicago to immediately follow the screening..
SATURDAY
On Saturday at 2 pm, followed by a panel discussion on women, representations of sexuality and sex-positive filmmaking, MY SEXUALITY: A SENSORY EXPERIENCE shines light on five ordinary women from different backgrounds, sexual preferences and past experiences as they experiment with activities intended to boost both sense of self and sexuality.
At 4:30 pm, the “boylesque” sensation WAXIE MOON takes the world of neo-burlesque by storm in a thought-provoking and hilarious documentary look at one artist’s unlikely journey.
At 6:30 PM, the film shorts program YES, MISTRESS–including works by several Chicago filmmakers–asks (and sometimes answers!) the question: “How may I be of service?”
And at 8:30 PM, BEST OF CINEKINK features select, award-winning shorts deemed the year’s best during the festival’s latest annual run at CineKink NYC.
TICKETS AND PASSES:
Ticket prices for each regular screening are $10 door/$8 advance ($6 advance students/seniors, $5 advance for members)
SPONSORS
National tour sponsors of CineKink: 2010 include B-Side Entertainment, MakeLoveNotPorn.com, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, njoy, Scarleteen and Tied Up Events. In addition to Leather Archives and Museum, local sponsors include Shibaricon, Early to Bed and Sex +++.
VENUE:
Leather Archives and Museum
6418 N. Greenview Avenue
Chicago, IL 60626
773.761.9200
INFORMATION:
For advance tickets and more information, please visit http://www.cinekink.com.
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ABOUT CINEKINK
Now in its seventh 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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CINEKINK: CHICAGO
schedule + individual program synopses
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
8:00 PM S&M Judge
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
2:00 PM My Sexuality: A Sensory Experience + panel discussion
4:30 PM Waxie Moon
6:30 PM Yes, Mistress
8:30 PM Best of CineKink/2010
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Friday, November 19 – 8:00 pm
CineKink Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Narrative
S&M JUDGE
Directed by Erik Lamens, 2009, Belgium, 84 minutes.
Desperate to save his marriage, a respected judge reluctantly gives in to fulfilling the masochistic desires his wife has been hiding from him for decades. Initially shocked at her revelation, his love helps him overcome his inhibitions, and they begin to enjoy a secret life in the city’s underground S/M scene. But when the two are caught up in a police sting, his arrest and trial cause a national scandal. While their activities have been purely consensual, the court views his participation as criminal, putting his job, reputation and family life in jeopardy. (Based on a true Belgian incident.)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010
Saturday, November 20 – 2:00 pm
CineKink Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Documentary
MY SEXUALITY: A SENSORY EXPERIENCE
Directed by Felicia Giouzelis, 2009, USA, 64 minutes.
This documentary shines light on five ordinary women from different backgrounds, sexual preferences and past experiences as they experiment with five deliciously different self-esteem boosting activities.
Saturday, November 20 – 4:30 pm
CineKink Audience Choice – Honorable Mention
WAXIE MOON
Directed by Wes Hurley, 2009, USA, 70 minutes.
What happens when a classically-trained dancer/actor decides to pursue the low-brow art of stripping? “Boylesque” sensation Waxie Moon takes the world of neo-burlesque by storm in this hilarious and thought-provoking portrait of one artist’s unlikely journey.
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Winner – Honorable Best Mention
THE SHEEP AND THE RANCH HAND
Directed by Loretta Hintz, 2009, USA, 12 minutes
In this funny, sexy romp, a woman dreams she’s been transformed into a sheep.
Saturday, November 20 – 6:30 pm
YES, MISTRESS (Shorts Program)
The film shorts program that asks (and sometimes answers!) the question: “How may I be of service?” Program includes:
THE PAWN LAYMAN
Directed F.P. Lenze, 2007, Germany, 5 minutes.
Desperate for some quick cash, a young man tries to sell some of his most intimate possessions in a pawn shop.
Winner – Special Festival Award for Creative Vision
ANTI-SAMARITAN HOTLINE
Directed by A. Tad Chamberlain, 2009, USA, 23 minutes.
A comedy about death, despair, suicide and sadomasochism.
TRAMPLING MX-BEAR,
Directed by Gabriela Granados, 2009, Mexico, 5 minutes
Mexican Mistress Lady G brings her bear the redemption he begs for in a beautiful dance of trampling and adoration.
GIRLS ROCK
Directed by Steven S., 2008, USA, 4 minutes.
Two women vie for dominance on a New York City rooftop.
TAXI, EPISODE ONE: DOMME
Directed by Marie Angel, 2009, USA, 7 minutes.
A wealthy New Yorker hires a sophisticated domme to tease and torment her in the back of a taxi.
SERVICE
Directed by Julie Simone, 2009, USA, 2 minutes.
The Domme/sub dynamic expressed through language.
HOUSEKEEPER
Directed by Ben Lumpkin, 2009, USA, 12 minutes.
A corporate couple’s marriage is saved when a dominatrix takes them hostage.
LIBIDOLAND
Directed by Julie Keck and Jessica King 2009, USA, 15 minutes.
A couple discovers the consequences of allowing fantasies to override common sense.
(TRT 77 minutes.)
Saturday, Saturday, November 20 – 8:30 pm
BEST OF CINEKINK / 2010 (Shorts Program)
A special screening of shorts deemed the year’s best from CineKink, “the kinky film festival.” The jury-selected awards were determined during the latest run of CineKink NYC, which took place February 16-21, 2010. Program includes:
Best Music Video
THE PINKY SONG
Directed by Rick Ferguson, 2009, USA, 3 minutes
A musical tribute to new love… and to the tricky revelation that you “like it kind of kinky.”
Best Documentary Short
BALLOONS
Directed by Charles Nuckolls, 2009, USA, 15 minutes
Bal – loon [buh-loon] –noun: A bag made of thin rubber or other light material inflated with air and used as a children’s plaything…or so you thought!
Best Experimental Short
HANDCUFFS
Directed by Erika Lust, 2009, Spain, 7 minutes
Intrigued by a mysterious couple that has entered the bar, a women is caught up in an unexpected scenario.
Honorable Best Mention
COVERAGE
Directed by Jef Taylor, 2008, USA, 29 minutes
The events and subsequent media coverage of September 11th, 2001 create a sexual obsession that threatens to destroy a relationship.
Honorable Best Mention
HUNGRY FOR LOVE
Directed by Ruckus Skye, 2009, USA, 17 minutes
Through her encounters with the strange staff and patients of Hypno-fix, Inc, a 72-year-old widow unearths a startling secret from her past that might change more than just her snacking habits.
Best Narrative Short
WALKING THE DOG
Directed by Luigi Campi, 2009, USA, 11 minutes
April will do anything to please her boyfriend. And he knows it. But when he pressures her to go to a secret sex club, things get out of hand.
(trt 82 minutes)
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