FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CineKink Brings Kinky Film Festival to Washington, DC
November 12-13, 2010
CineKink — “the kinky film festival” — brings its annual tour to the nation’s capital on Friday-Saturday, November 12-13, 2010.
With screenings to be held at the The Crucible, CINEKINK: DC 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. Each night will also feature an after-party that continues upon the theme of the evening’s film and video selections.
FRIDAY
The festivities kick off on Friday, November 12th at 8 PM with the BEST OF CINEKINK, featuring a mix of award-winning shorts deemed the year’s best during the festival’s latest annual run at CineKink NYC.
SATURDAY
On Saturday, November 13th at 6 PM the film shorts program YES, MISTRESS asks (and sometimes answers!) the question: “How may I be of service?” And at 8 PM, MODERN LOVE IS AUTOMATIC, directed by DC-native Zach Clark, is the darkly comic tale of an apathetic nurse who moonlights as a dominatrix, her aspiring model roommate, and the sad, strange world in which they live.
TICKETS:
Ticket prices for each regular screening are $10 advance/$15 at the door; to attend the screening and the evening’s after-party, admission is $30 advance/$40 at the door
SPONSORS
National tour sponsors of CineKink: 2010 include B-Side Entertainment, MakeLoveNotPorn.com, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, njoy, Scarleteen and Tied Up Events
VENUE:
The Crucible
1816 Half Street SW
Washington, DC 20003
INFORMATION:
For advance tickets and more information, please visit http://www.cinekink.com.
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Photos and event credentials are available on request.
FOR EVENT LISTINGS:
http://cinekink.com/news-and-press/press-materials/listings/dc/
FOR A LINK TO THIS PRESS RELEASE + FULL PROGRAM SYNOPSES:
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: DC
schedule + individual program synopses
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12
8:00 PM Best of CineKink/2010
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13
6:00 PM Yes, Mistress
8:00 PM Modern Love is Automatic
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2010
Friday, November 19 – 8:00 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:
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.
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)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2010
Saturday, November 13 – 6:00 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.
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 13 – 8:00 pm
CineKink Festival Award for Creative Vision
MODERN LOVE IS AUTOMATIC
Directed by Zach Clark, stars Melodie Sisk and Maggie Ross; 2009 USA, 93 minutes.
The darkly comic story of an apathetic nurse who moonlights as a dominatrix, her aspiring-model roommate, and the sad, strange world in which they live. Will Lorraine’s secret life as a dominatrix be revealed? Will Adrian sell enough mattresses to be featured in the big coupon spread? In pursuing their hidden desires and misguided dreams, both girls find their paths crossing in ways they never expected.
(Director Zach Clark, a DC-native, along with actress Melodie Sisk, will be on hand following the screening for an audience Q&A about the film, which was shot locally.)