“Best Of CineKink” in Chicago
A special evening of films that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality will screen as CineKink, “the kinky film festival,” hits Chicago for a hot, one-night stand!
“Adorn” and “What’s Your Policy On Orgasms?”
This year, we are proud that our short experimental erotic game film Adorn was selected to tour with CineKink all over the USA and Canada — so far including Oakland/SF, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, Vegas, DC and Miami.
Adorn is an experimental erotic game directed by Jennifer Lyon Bell for Blue Artichoke Films, featuring brilliant music by acclaimed folk-pop songwriter Zoe Boekbinder.
In Adorn, Sadie and Parker face each other naked; by the end they are mostly clothed and utterly exhausted. What’s in between is unique and completely improvised by the performers themselves. Restrained by the rules of their game, they create a love scene in reverse.
Our highly unusual film has screened at independent festivals, erotic festivals, and two dance festivals. (It’s not a dance movie — it’s 100% improvised in the moment — but it has a special dancelike quality that’s hard to explain until you se it!)
Plus, also selected for the tour is the documentary filmmaker Zoe D’Amaro’s charming short film “What’s Your Policy On Orgasms?”. “This award-winning documentary features Jennifer’s work and shows “an intimate behind-the-scenes look of how she works with performers Sadie Lune and Parker Marx, and what it means to all of them.”
Plus, also selected for the tour is the documentary filmmaker Zoe D’Amaro’s charming short film “What’s Your Policy On Orgasms?”. “This award-winning documentary features Jennifer’s work and shows an intimate behind-the-scenes look of how she works with performers Sadie Lune and Parker Marx, and what it means to all of them.”
The Leather Archives & Museum
On Saturday November 23, 2019 at 9:00pm, The Leather Archives & Museum presents THE BEST OF CINEKINK 2019 featuring an award-winning selections in this sex-positive and kink-friendly showcase range from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit – and everything in between!
I’ve personally seen almost all of these films, and I can definitely recommend this program.
Event to take place at the Leather Archives & Museum in Chicago.
Films in “Best Of CineKink” tour 2019
Me Time
After a long work week, Deborah is exhausted and needs to relax. But she is conflicted as to how.
Directed by Iyabo Boyd, 2019, USA, 9 minutes. Stars Adenike Thomas.
(best comedy short)
The Baroness
The Baroness, New York’s premier designer of elegant and provocative latex, navigates the ever-growing world of latex fashion. Directed by Isabel Faintych, 2018, USA, 6 minutes
(best documentary short – tie)
Sweet, Sweet Kink: A Collection of BDSM Stories
Takes a sweet, sweet peek into the kinky world of bondage, dominance, and sadomasochism through four different stories of intimate connection, consensual exploration, and deep self-reflection. Directed by Maggie M. Bailey, 2018, USA, 17 minutes. Stars Anonymous, Miss Wednesday, Spankbillhard, Kira Wolf Arnault, Jack and Tiffany.
(best animated short)
Remember Me
In 2017, Dr. Ralph Bruneau became International Mr. Leather (IML). As part of his step aside at IML 2018, he presented the incoming contestant class and the audience with a gift: this video short, drawing upon a musical theatre background that was unknown to many. Directed by Luis Camacho, 2018, USA, 5 minutes. Stars Ralph Bruneau.
(best musical short)
The Alley
An unexpected encounter at the laundromat… and a woman who knows what she wants.
Directed by Inka Winter, 2018, USA, 11 minutes. Stars Mr. and Mrs. Wylde.
(honorable best mention)
Birthday
A night out, an old friend, and a special treat. Directed by Shine Louise Houston, 2018, USA, 7 minutes. Stars Nenna Feelmore and Barbary Rose. » watch trailer
(honorable best mention)
I Am Lucie Bee
Sex worker, artist and geek Lucie Bee invites us into her bedroom, and shows off her cosplay outfits, her comics, her sex toys and her real self.
Directed by Ms. Naughty, 2018, Australia, 13 minutes.
(honorable best mention)
Lesson #1
Boy meets Girl…and after a passionate encounter they make the mistake of comparing profiles in their dating app. Directed by Alberto Ferreras, 2018, USA, 7 minutes. Stars Shirley Rumierk and Francisco Solorzano.
(honorable best mention)
Lesson #8
A gay app hookup takes an unexpected turn, proving that the best-laid plans won’t get you laid as you planned. Directed by Alberto Ferreras, 2018, USA, 5 minutes. Stars David Fraioli and John David West.
(honorable best mention)
What’s Your Policy On Orgasms?
In this portrait of feminist porn director Jennifer Lyon Bell, she shares her views on filmmaking and allows the audience into the backstage of her latest film, Adorn.
Directed by Zoe D’Amaro, 2018, The Netherlands, 8 minutes. Features Jennifer Lyon Bell, Sadie Lune and Parker Marx.
(best documentary short – tie)
Adorn
In an experimental erotic game, Sadie and Parker face each other naked; by the end they are mostly clothed and utterly exhausted. What’s in between is unique and completely improvised by the performers themselves. Directed by Jennifer Lyon Bell, 2018, The Netherlands, 28 minutes. Stars Sadie Lune and Parker Marx. » watch trailer
(best dramatic short)
Additional CineKink programs in Chicago in November 2019
CineKink offers two other programs as part of their run in Chicago. One is a feature the day before the “Best Of CineKink 23019” program; the other is on the evening just before ours!
Friday, November 22 – 7:30-9:30 PM
CineKink Audience Choice!
THE ARTIST & THE PERVERT
An intimate, documentary look at Georg Friedrich Haas, a famous Austrian composer and child of Nazi parents, and his wife, Mollena Williams-Haas, a renowned American kink educator and descendant of African slaves. Together they live in a public, kinky relationship. She is his “slave” and muse, he is her “master” – a combination that pushes buttons and touches on matters of race, sexuality, politics and power relations. (Directed by Beatrice Behn and René Gebhardt; plays with Mollena Williams-Haas’ short film, IMPACT.)
Saturday, November 23 – 6:30-8:45 PM
SWEET SPOT (shorts program)
A kinky collection of shorts that poke and play with the dynamics of scratching just that particular itch!
Program includes:
OSTARA / Allen Dusk
SWEET, SWEET KINK / Maggie M. Bailey
SPANKO / Melanie Zoey Weinstein
LITTLE / Kris Williams
UNBRIDLED / Marcus Quillan and Simon Christopher
TWO PEOPLE, ONE RING / Evan Richards
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE / Bambi K
FROSTBITE / Luna Kuu, Laura Rämö and Martin Jäger