CineKink Kicks Off 2012 National Tour in Las Vegas

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CineKink Kicks Off 2012 National Tour in Las Vegas
June 7-9, 2012

NEW YORK, NY; May 21, 2012 – CineKink—“the kinky film festival”—kicks off its annual national tour in Las Vegas, June 7-9, 2012. With screenings at the city’s arts-district cinema, theatre7 (1406 South Third Street), CINEKINK: LAS VEGAS 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.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Among the headliners, first up on Thursday, June 7 at 7:00 PM, CABARET DESIRE, set against a sumptuous Barcelona backdrop, weaves together four erotic tales of intimacy, love, passion and sex.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8
On Friday, June 8, at 7:00 PM, STAGE BROTHER follows the quest of a young woman as she travels west to fulfill her dreams of making it in the world of adult entertainment. At 9:00 PM, many hijinks ensue in SWEET PRUDENCE & THE EROTIC ADVENTURE OF BIGFOOT, when the mythical beast is spotted at a remote nudist resort. And at 11:00 PM, two Bolivian strangers participate in their own kinky version of a SIRWIÑAKUY, an indigenous tradition where a man brings home a trial “wife.”

SATURDAY, JUNE 9
On Saturday, June 9, at 3:00 PM, KINK & KINSHIP is a program of short works that celebrate the special sense of community a shared kink tends to engender. At 5:00 PM, SEX & LAS VEGAS is a lively panel discussion about sex and sex culture in the so-called “sin city.” And at 7:00 PM, BEST OF CINEKINK/2012 rounds at the festivities with a selection of award-winning shorts deemed the year’s best.

TICKETS AND PASSES
Ticket prices for each regular screening are $10 door/$8 advance. Admission to the panel discussion is free, with RSVP suggested.

A great value for a weekend of non-stop kinky entertainment, a CineKink: Las Vegas All-Access Pass, covering admission to all six regular screening programs and the panel discussion, is available in advance for $40; $30 for students/seniors; $25 for CineKinksters & Friends w/Benefits (CineKink donors).

SPONSORS
National tour sponsors of CineKink: 2012 include Crystal Delights, KinkyMedical.net, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and njoy.

For tickets and more information, please visit http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/tour/vegas

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ABOUT CINEKINK
Now in its ninth 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!

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CINEKINK: LAS VEGAS
schedule + individual program synopses

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
7:00 PM Cabaret Desire

FRIDAY, JUNE 8
7:00 PM Stage Brother
9:00 PM Sweet Prudence & The Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot
11:00 PM Sirwiñakuy

SATURDAY, JUNE 9
3:00 PM Kink & Kinship
5:00 PM Sex & Las Vegas
7:00 PM Best of CineKink/2012

THURSDAY, JUNE 7 ******************

Thursday, June 7 – 7:00 PM

CABERET DESIRE
Erika Lust, 2011, Spain, 74 minutes.
Set against a sumptuous Barcelona backdrop and inspired by the real-life Poetry Brothel, based in New York, CABARET DESIRE weaves together several erotic vignettes, each introduced by a “poetry courtesan” at a bohemian gathering where readings, dance and music create a sensual vibe. A young woman grows tired of sexual labels and throws off having to choose. A poet recounts the unconventional escapades of his mysterious mother. At the brink of thirty, a woman looks at how her life has converged from the fantasies of her youth. The participants of a heated, short-lived tryst nervously anticipate their reunion an entire year later.

preceded by

LAST KISS
Charles Lum, 2011, USA, 1 minute.
Remembering the love that dare not speak its name.

Friday, June 8 – 7:00 PM

STAGE BROTHER
Richard Buonagurio, 2011, USA, 86 minutes.
Jennifer Buonagurio has a dream…she wants to make it in the world of adult entertainment. With her brother, Richard, acting as manager, the New Jersey siblings pack into a mini-van and head
cross-country to the mecca of porn: Los Angeles. There they enlist the help of AVN Hall of
Fame Pornstar Miss Brittany Andrews to navigate this new terrain, and deal with the inevitable hurdles of such an endeavor: a jealous boyfriend, concerned parents, a Catholic upbringing and, of course, potentially exploitative adult industry “professionals.”


Friday, June 8 – 9:00 PM

SWEET PRUDENCE AND THE EROTIC ADVENTURE OF BIGFOOT
William Burke, 2011, Canada, 90 minutes.
When Bigfoot is sighted near a remote nudist resort, sweet young Prudence sets off with her best friend, Veruca and her college buddy, Mike, to take the perfect photo of the mythical beast: one which will allow Prudence to finally get her long-awaited degree in cryptozoology. But how up close will they actually get?

Friday, June 8 – 11:00 PM

SIRWIÑAKUY (Living Together)
Amy Hesketh, 2010, Bolivia, 111 minutes.
In a Bolivian coffee-shop, middle-aged Luis spots Anouk, a pretty young French woman with exquisitely bad table manners. He approaches her and, without introduction, asks her to go home with him. Anouk surprises the both of them by acquiescing and, after packing up the few belongings in her small rented room, goes to live with him in a crumbling, colonial house. There he subjects her to often sadistic attempts to frame her into the woman that lies beneath her childish exterior, and the two participate in their own version of a sirwiñakuy… an indigenous tradition where a man brings home a trial “wife.”

Saturday, June 9 – 3:00 pm

“Kink & Kinship”
A collection of works that celebrate and explore the special sense of community our kinks tend to engender.

LENNY WALLER MEMORIAL
Mark Scherman, 2011, USA, 8 minutes.
A tribute to one of underground New York City’s true originals–a pioneer in the Leather, Fetish and BDSM communities.

THE TRANSEXUAL DOMINATRIX
Shawna Virago, 2011, USA, 4 minutes.
Shawna Virago wails on her six-string, doling out lyrical pleasure-pain in a new leather anthem.

SO POMO
Kalil Cohen, 2011, USA, 4 minutes.
The pomosexual impulse celebrates queer desire and subverts the notion of fixed sexual and gender identities…to a snappy beat!

SISTERHOOD OF THE SASH: IMsL AT 25
Princess Kali, 2011, USA, 37 minutes.
An annual contest that upholds the sexiness and strength of Leatherwomen, their accomplishments and acts of service, International Ms Leather recently celebrated its 25th year. To commemorate, former IMsL titleholders gathered to cheer on the 2011 contestants and share their memories about the event’s history and reflect on the diversity, evolution and progress of its community.

HIGH: A BLACK PARTY SYMPHONY
Bunny Z, 2011, USA, 25 minutes.
Filmed in March 2011 at RITES XXXII: The Black Party, captures the erotic spectacle and performances for which the annual New York bacchanal is known.

Saturday, June 9 – 5:00 PM

“Sex & Las Vegas” – Panel Discussion
A lively chat about sex and sex-culture in the so-called “Sin City”!
(Free event, RSVP suggested)

Saturday, June 9 – 7:00 PM

“Best of CineKink/2012”

A sexy selection of award-winning shorts deemed the year’s best during the festival’s latest annual run at CineKink NYC.

Best Music Video
THE TRANSEXUAL DOMINATRIX
Shawna Virago, 2011, USA, 4 minutes.
Shawna Virago doles out lyrical pleasure-pain in a new leather anthem.

Honorable Best Mention
BALDGUY (SKALLAMANN)
Maria Block, 2011, Norway, 12 minutes.
A lively musical about forbidden and boundless love.

Honorable Best Mention
PEDAL TO PLEASURE
Poppy Cox & Anne Fidler, 2011, USA, 8 minutes.
A young woman discovers that all the satisfaction she needs is right between her legs.

Best Experimental Short
WHAT MAKES US QUEER
Courtney Trouble & Tina Horn, 2011, USA, 7 minutes.
Attempting to define a queer identity, this explicit documentary juxtaposes queers having sex and audio clips from an interview that simply asks: “What makes us queer?”

Best Documentary Short
SMUT CAPITAL OF AMERICA
Michael Stabile, 2011, USA, 16 minutes.
In the late 1960s, as the Sexual Revolution was first gaining steam, San Francisco was pushing the boundaries of what could legally be put on film.

Best Comedy Short (tie)
CRAIGSLIST DATING
Ryan Hunter, 2011, USA, 2 minutes.
For those nights when that one point of compatibility is the only one that matters.

Best Comedy Short (tie)
TOOSHIE SMOOSHIE
Jessica King, 2011, USA, 10 minutes.
Remember the simple pleasures of childhood?

Best Dramatic Short
A DAY IN THE COUNTRY
Pella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja, 2011, Sweden, 14 minutes.
It’s a perfect day for a three-way in the Swedish countryside, but someone is always on the outs.

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