CineKink Kinky Film Festival Tour Returns to Portland / Thursday, August 16
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CineKink Kinky Film Festival Tour Returns to Portland / Thursday, August 16
New York, NY; August 1, 2018 – A special evening of films that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality will screen on Thursday, August 16, 2018 as CineKink, “the kinky film festival,” returns to Portland for a hot, one-night stand. CineKink: PDX will begin at 7pm with the shorts program, “Best of CineKink/2018,” followed by “Sex & Monsters,” at 9pm. Both screenings will take place at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St.).
At 7 PM, “Best of CineKink/2018” is a collection of sexy shorts deemed the best during CineKink’s most recent festival run. This year’s assortment, with works ranging from mildly spicy to quite explicit, includes a love story about bondage and books, a documentary remembrance of a once legendary gay beach, and a laugh-filled romp with adult performers Tommy Pistol and Ingrid Mouth. The full line-up features ‘Sock Puppet’ (Magnus Sullivan), ‘Asian Man, White Woman (Woody Fu), ‘Don’t Call Me’ (Olympia De G.), ‘Cruising Elsewhere’ (Ryan White), ‘F*ck Yes: Threesome’ (Jessica King),’Yes Campaign’ (Ms. Naughty), ’Library Hours’ (Jim Vendiola), ‘Queen Kong’ (Monica Strambini) and ‘Writer’s Block’ (Shine Louise Houston).
And at 9 PM, “Sex & Monsters” offers a short film exploration of the darker desires lurking deep inside…and out in the woods. Selections in this program include ‘Laurels’ LAURELS / (David Brundige),’ Sell Your Body’ (Jaanelle Yee), ‘Eggs, Zombies and Bacon’ (Sherry-Yiyang Shi), ‘Demon Pills’ (Kira Bursky), ’Stay’ (David Mikalson), ‘Ornament of Beauty’ (Andy Fortenbacher), ‘Queen Kong’ (Monica Strambini) and ‘The Monster’ (Johan Palmgren and Lisa Gustafsson).
Each screening will be followed by a brief discussion with attending filmmakers.
Admission is $10 door/$8 advance per screening, $15 door/$12 advance for both; 18 and over only.
The CineKink 2018 festival tour is sponsored by Bowery Bliss and njoy, along with Film Festival Secrets, Manshop, Purple Passion and PunkPop, and additional local support from KinkFest, The Mystery Box Show and She Bop.
For more information and advance tickets, visit http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/tour/tour-2018/pdx/
About CineKink:
Now in its 15th 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://cinekink.com.
Keywords: CineKink, Lisa Vandever, kink film festival, fetish film festival, erotic film festival, Portland, Clinton Street Theater
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CINEKINK: PDX – 2018
individual film descriptions
** Thursday, August 16 – 7:00 PM
BEST OF CINEKINK/2018
A collection of sexy shorts deemed the best during CineKink’s most recent festival run. This year’s assortment, with works ranging from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit, includes:
CineKink Best Comedy Short:
ASIAN MAN, WHITE WOMAN
Can’t a guy just get a little fantasy time?
(Directed by and stars Woody Fu, 2017, USA, 2 minutes.)
CineKink Best Experimental Short:
DON’T CALL ME
Dick, Cunt, Asshole… why are those words insults, when these body parts are so magnificent? (Directed by Olympe De G., France, 3 minutes. Stars Bishop Black, Rooster and Heidi Switch.)
CineKink Best Documentary Short
CRUISING ELSEWHERE
Whatever happened to Wohler Beach? Oral histories and spectral pornography resurrect memories of a once legendary gay beach.
(Directed by Ryan White, 2017, USA, 13 minutes.)
CineKink Best Digital Series
F*CK YES: THREESOME
This adult sex ed series shows that consent isn’t only mandatory, it can be very sexy. This episode demonstrates that there are really loving (and hot) ways to handle a partner’s change in mood. (Directed by Jessica King, 2018, USA, 3 minutes. Stars Daniel Kyri and Carlton McBeth.)
CineKink Best Advocacy Short
YES CAMPAIGN
A whimsical, sex-positive look at the many wonderful ways we can say “Yes” to each other. Inspired by the recent marriage equality vote in Australia, a celebration of acceptance and consent. (Directed by Ms. Naughty, Australia, 2017, 8 minutes. Features Jiz Lee, Sadie Lune, Lilith Jovian, Dante Dionys, Bishop Black, Rooster X-Ray, Kali Sudhra, Parker Marx, KAy Garnellen, Luke, Dion De Rossi, Leo, Nichole, and Lina Bembe.)
CineKink Honorable Best Mention
LIBRARY HOURS
A recent widow named Camille falls into a strange, long-distance courtship with a librarian named Delphine, her dead husband’s first wife. A love story about books and bondage. (Directed by Jim Vendiola, 2017, USA, 11 minutes. Stars Cam Damage and Melissa Vento.)
CineKink Honorable Best Mention
MORNING AFTER
After a long time abroad, a young man returns home and reunites with friends. A sensual game amongst them forces him to confront deep conflicts that lead to a powerful awakening. (Directed by Patricia Chica, 2017, Canada, 15 minutes. Stars Thomas Vallières, Kristian Hodko, Zoé De Grand Maison, Joey Scarpellino and Jordana Lajoie.)
CineKink Honorable Best Mention
WRITING IN BED
A mean case of writer’s block and noisy roommates make it very hard for Parker to get any work done. But when a rowdy and tipsy Aaron stumbles into her room late at night, she finds herself drawn to an inspiring distraction. (Directed by Shine Louise Houston, 2017, USA, 19 minutes. Stars Ingrid Mouth and Tommy Pistol.)
Total running time 74 minutes.
** Thursday, August 16 – 9:00 PM
SEX & MONSTERS (Shorts Program)
This round-up of shorts explores some of the darker desires lurking deep inside…and in the woods.
LAUREL
French director Pauline Sala is dismayed that another filmmaker will be sharing her hotel room in order to save a fledgling film festival some money. This strange woman has a secret that Pauline will soon learn, however, and surely won’t ever forget.
(Directed by David Brundige, 2017, USA, 7 minutes. Stars Vahina Giocante and Rhian Rees.)
SELL YOUR BODY
A med-school dropout in crippling student debt swipes a wild couple on a dating app to make some fast cash. (Directed by Jaanelle Yee, 2017, USA, 11 minutes. Stars Nadira Foster-Williams, Pauline Sherrow and Menuhin Hart.)
EGGS, ZOMBIES, AND BACON
After an unexpected one-night-stand, Rachel is now awkwardly trapped in the house with last night’s lover because… well, zombies.
(Directed by Sherry-Yiyang Shi, 2016, USA, 14 minutes. Stars Lexy McAvenchy and Hannah Wood.)
DEMON PILLS
A lesbian couple welcomes a demon into the mix just to spice things up.
(Directed by Kira Bursky, 2017, USA, 7 minutes.)
STAY
A cult of women summons a demon, but one rogue member gets in the way of their plans.
(Directed by David Mikalson, 2017, USA, 9 minutes. Stars Anna Seregina and Davey Johnson.)
ORNAMENT OF BEAUTY
A beautiful maiden is forced to confront the slanderous voices that torment her from the shadows. (Directed by Andy Fortenbacher, 2017, USA 4 minutes. Co-written/co-produced by and stars Stephanie Sellars, with Juan Paredes.)
CineKink Best Dramatic Short
QUEEN KONG
A smartly-dressed man and woman are trying to have sex behind a tree. In the distance is the music of a party. She’s beautiful and he’s too drunk and the persistent ringing of his phone breaks the mood. The interlude goes unconsummated, until Queen Kong steps in.
(Directed by Monica Strambini, 2016, Italy, 20 minutes. Stars Valentina Nappi, Luca Lionello and Janina Rudenska.)
THE MONSTER
Elena noticed it when she was eight years old: she got a strange sensation in her body when she saw blood. In her teens the fascination became a part of her sexuality, and the longing for it grew even stronger. As an adult, Elena still hides the desire from her family, and tries to control it, but the more she fights it, the louder it screams. A documentary about acceptance and confronting your fears. (Directed by Johan Palmgren and Lisa Gustafsson, 2016, Sweden, 29 minutes.)