Films that portray BDSM or sex work are often not made for people in the lifestyle or community. These three films stand out because they were in some form collaboratively made with people who were active in the lifestyle in the late 1990s. This series is intended for us: the femdoms, SWers, gay hustlers, sissies, sluts, masochists, foot freaks, submissive men… the list goes on. Enjoy the late ’90s fetish outfits, hot scenes, and general perversion!
<3 The March 16 screening of FETISHES is for SW’ers ONLY and FREE <3 The HUSTLER WHITE screening on the same day is FREE for SW’ers <3
FETISHES
dir. Nick Broomfield, 1996
United States, 84 minutes
MONDAY, MARCH 3 – 7:30 PM
TUESDAY, MARCH 11 – 7:30 PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 16 – 7:30 PM – FREE! SWers only!
FRIDAY, MARCH 21 – MIDNIGHT
Filmed at the storied, luxurious NYC S&M parlor Pandora’s Box, FETISHES explores in both a humorous and informative manner the full range of fetishes, from rubber and infantilism to asphyxiation and mummification. Clients pay upwards of $10,000 a night to submit to a mistress who creates highly elaborate role-playing scenarios designed to meet their specific desires. Doctor-and-nurse scenes, naked wrestling, bullwhipping, and more play out in diverse themed rooms, ranging from one styled after Versailles to an OR.
We will host a free screening only for SW’ers on Sunday, March 16!
HUSTLER WHITE
Dir. Bruce LaBruce and Rick Castro, 1996
United States, 79 minutes
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 – 10 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 15 – MIDNIGHT
SUNDAY, MARCH 16 – 5 PM – FREE for SWers!
MONDAY, MARCH 24 – 7:30 PM
Bruce LaBruce teams up with photographer Rick Castro in a wild reimagining of SUNSET BOULEVARD set in the hot hustling scene of Santa Monica Boulevard in the ’90s. Lovelorn anthropologist Jurgen Anger (LaBruce) heads to LA to research hustling, but after spotting angel-faced Montgomery Ward (supermodel Tony Ward), he falls hopelessly in love. Featuring cameos by Ron Athey and Vaginal Davis, HUSTLER WHITE is a roller coaster ride of sex, money, depravity… and romance!
The Sunday, March 16 screening is free for SW’ers!
SICK: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BOB FLANAGAN, SUPERMASOCHIST
Dir. Kirby Dick, 1997
United States, 92 minutes
FRIDAY, MARCH 7 – 7:30 PM
MONDAY, MARCH 17 – 10 PM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 – 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 29 – 10 PM
This internationally acclaimed documentary profiles comedian and performance artist Bob Flanagan, whose experiences with S&M helped him manage his painful experience living with cystic fibrosis. A deeply moving, often hilarious profile of one of the unique artists of this century, the film follows Flanagan’s strikingly singular art and life as he explores the limits of pain, sexuality, love, and death.
CW: This film contains documentation of terminal illness and death.