The Leather Archives & Museum presents...

CineKink: Chicago

November 29-December 1, 2007

Thursday, November 29th – 7 pm

CineKink Audience Choice Award 2006/Best Feature Documentary

Vice & Consent

Directed by Howard Scott Warshaw, 2006, USA, 56 minutes.
The candor, wit and wisdom of such prominent, long-standing members of the BDSM community as Midori, Jay Wiseman, Janet Hardy, Race Bannon, Cleo Dubois and Michael Blue, help shatter some popular myths about BDSM practice and its practitioners, looking instead at the gifts of intimacy that lie within.

Preceded by

The Line Between

Directed by Jonathan Marten, 2006, USA, 24 minutes.
When straight-laced Meg is pulled inside the how-to BDSM video she has rented, she moves from voyeur to participant in an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey through the world of fetish.

Thursday, November 29th – 9 pm

CineKink Audience Choice Award 2005/Best Feature Narrative

Going Under

Directed by Eric Werthman, 2004, USA, 98 minutes. Starring Roger Rees, Geno Lechner and Miho Nikaido.
A sensuous and emotionally complex tale of seemingly impossible love between a married psychotherapist and the professional dominatrix he's been seeing for more than two years. With the consent of his wife, they've been meeting weekly in the privacy of a dungeon, where she pierces, prods and ultimately soothes him. Careful protocols about behavior are enforced, but when she announces she's leaving the business and he seeks to see her "outside," the rules and the relationship change.

Friday, November 30th – 7 pm

“Power Plays”

The Green Room

Directed by Usama Alshaibi, 2001, USA, 6 minutes.
A couple waits in the green room, anticipating their own performance.

Rush Meditation

Directed by Lydia Eccles, 2005, USA, 4 minutes.
A naked woman meditates in the midst of the rush hour throngs.

Dog Eat Dog (IML 2003/Part 3)

Directed by Charles Lum, 2006, USA, 12 minutes.
Performance in sexual identity is explored during the first "sanctioned" Puppy Party event at a renowned international leather contest.

how long has it been?

Directed by Tobaron Waxman, 2001, USA, 7 minutes.
A daddy/boy scene between two female-to-male transmen considers the question of how time unfolds for the submissive.

guy101

Directed by Ian Gouldstone, 2005, UK, 8 minutes.
A man hears a story about a hitchhiker from the other side of the Internet.

Hitchcocked

Directed by David Young, 2006, USA, 8 minutes.
A hot casual-sex encounter stirs up some surprising truths about love, life, online-dating...and danger.

The Question

Directed by Diana Fodor, 2006, Canada, 4 minutes.
Pondering the relationship between writer and fictional character, which came first - the whip or the word?

Powerplay in Relationships: Charis & Rob

Directed by Gabriele Hoff, PsyD, 2006, USA, 31 minutes.
Interspersed with footage of their S/M play and re-enactments of their fantasy roleplay scenarios, a newly-engaged couple discusses their relationship and the key place that powerplay holds within it.

Friday, November 30th – 9 pm

“Passion Plays”

Roast Rabbit, Peruvian Girl and Desolation

Directed by Pablo Valiente, 2005, Spain, 12 minutes.
Paco is an old centurion, ready for his last fight, in a world that is passing him by.

Untitled First Porno

Directed by Kirby Ferguson, 2006, Canada, 6 minutes.
A boy, a girl and a bed.

Honey and Bunny

Directed by Eva Midgley, 2004, UK, 10 minutes.
One lovely afternoon, in a place not far from you, Honey and Bunny embark on an exciting adventure.

Banned in Italy!

Filthy Food

Directed by T. Arthur Cottam, 2006, USA, 5 minutes.
Eat it. Lick it. Suck it. Swallow it. Relax, it's just food.

Headshot

Directed by Jennifer Lyon Bell, 2006, The Netherlands, 9 minutes.
In a nod to Andy Warhol, depicts an actual sexual encounter via the facial expressions of only one participant, a leather-jacketed young man.

Banned in Australia!

Damon and Hunter: Doing It Together

Directed by Tony Comstock, 2006, USA, 46 minutes.
Sumptuous and richly detailed, this latest in a groundbreaking series of explicit documentaries about real-life lovers takes a truly intimate look inside the personal relationship of rising adult stars Damon DeMarco and Hunter James.

Saturday, December 1st – 6 pm

Liberty in Restraint

Directed by Michael Ney, 2005, Australia, 90 minutes.
As an aspiring photographer, the clandestine world of BDSM, fetish fashion and alternative sex was a powerful attraction for Noel Graydon, whose recent death saddened the fetish community. This riveting documentary introduces the mentors, muses and masochists who inspired Noel's artistic endeavors over the years, giving a glimpse into a world of S/M enthusiasts who approach their play "like an advanced driving course in sex," one where the initiated take carnal license to extreme limits.

Saturday, December 1st – 8 pm

“The Best of CineKink”

Honorable Best Mention

Do You Take It?

Directed by Kirby Ferguson, 2006, Canada, 3 minutes.
The Wet Spots ask that crucial, musical question...

Honorable Best Mention

Honey and Bunny

Directed by Eva Midgley, 2004, UK, 10 minutes.
One lovely afternoon, in a place not far from you, Honey and Bunny embark on an exciting adventure.

Best Narrative Short (tie)

guy101

Directed by Ian Gouldstone, 2005, UK, 8 minutes.
A man hears a story about a hitchhiker from the other side of the Internet.

Best Narrative Short (tie)

Hitchcocked

Directed by David Young, 2006, USA, 8 minutes.
A hot casual-sex encounter stirs up some surprising truths about love, life, online-dating...and danger.

Best Experimental Short

Filthy Food

Directed by T. Arthur Cottam, 2006, USA, 5 minutes.
Eat it. Lick it. Suck it. Swallow it. Relax, it's just food.

Best Documentary Short

Want

Directed by Loree Erickson, 2006, Canada, 9 minutes.
Explicit images merge with everyday moments for a different - and sexy - view of disability.

Honorable Best Mention

Hot and Bothered: Feminist Pornography

Directed by Becky Goldberg, 2003, USA, 37 minutes. Includes Greta Christina, Nina Hartley, Sharon Mitchell and Tristan Taormino.
An empowering look at women committed to making and supporting pornography that includes their feminist values, going up against stereotypes and sexism to get what they want.

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Tickets:

Advanced tickets for CineKink: Chicago are available online through the LA&M giftshop.

general admission

students/seniors/LA&M members

Local Sponsors:

CineKink: Chicago is sponsored locally by Chicago Eagle, Early 2 Bed, International Mr. Leather, Leather Sins and Materville Studios.