CineKink Awards - 2008

A range of CineKink awards were announced at the festival's closing gala celebration:

CineKink Choice - Audience Awards

CineKink Audience Choice Award - Best Documentary Feature

Call Me Troy

CineKink Audience Choice Award - Best Narrative Feature

Viva

CineKink Audience Choice Award - Best Experimental Feature

Silken Sleeves

CineKink Audience Choice Award - Honorable Mention Feature

Triple X Selects: The Best of Leszploitation

CineKink Best - Juried Shorts Awards

CineKink Best Short - Narrative

Who's the Top?

CineKink Best Short - Documentary

Coming Out Spanko

CineKink Best Short - Experimental (tie)

Crossing
and
Salt

CineKink Honorable Best Mentions

Office Mobius
Something About Nadia
Wash Me Clean

CineKink Select
A special festival prize recognizing artistic innovation.
Schwarzwald

CineKink Tribute
Honoring outstanding depictions of kink in mainstream film and television.
Shortbus

Honorable Mentions (aka The CineKink Nod)

Lust, Caution
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Zoo


CineKink NYC 2008


February 26 - March 2, 2008



» What's New?

» Locations & Admission

» CineKink @ B-Side / Films

» CineKink @ B-Side / Schedule




Tuesday, February 26th



Tuesday, February 26th – 8 pm


Kick-Off Gala & Opening Night Screening

Put on your shiny finery and come help us kick off the fifth annual CineKink NYC in proper style!

A pansexual celebration of epic proportions, in addition to music, performances, free cocktails and a kinky fundraising auction, our opening night gala will feature screenings of this special trio of cinematic wonders:

Schwarzwald

SchwarzwaldDirected by Richard Kimmel, 2007, USA, 39 minutes.
A rich, modern tapestry combining elements of Druidic ritual with the passionate, leather-clad goings-on that transpire at NYC's annual Black Party, the movie follows the travails of the Black Prince as he is pursued through the woods and kidnapped by the nefarious underlings of the conniving Black Queen. Starring Buck Angel, the world famous female-to-male transsexual porn star, along with a cast of literal thousands, this is a sumptuous visual feast.

And, featuring a continuous mix of music, truly the movie you can dance to! (Or not - remember, "whatever you're into!")


plus!

Team Queen

Directed by Leah Meyerhoff, 2007, USA, 4 minutes.
The best of New York burlesque in a gender-bending, fire-breathing, tassel-twirling, post-punk rock 'n roll prom!

World Premiere!
A Dog's Tale

Directed by Steven Speliotis, 2007, USA, 16 minutes.
Sensuous and layered, a black-and-white reverie on control and submission, longing and desire.



Special Location:

Taj, 48 W. 21st Street, NYC

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Wednesday, February 27th – 7 pm


Normally we hold off until the end of the festival to announce the recipient of our annual CineKink Tribute, an award that recognizes "the extraordinary depiction of kink in mainstream film and television." But this go-round the first choice was so obvious, we figured we might as well jump in right away with the accolades!

CineKink Tribute Screening!
Shortbus

ShortbusDirected by John Cameron Mitchell, 2006, USA, 106 minutes.
With humor, compassion and a frank approach, Shortbus explores the lives of several characters as they navigate the comic and tragic intersections between sex and love. A sex therapist who has never had an orgasm, a dominatrix who is unable to connect, a gay couple who are deciding whether to open up their relationship, and the people who weave in and out of their lives, all converge on a weekly gathering at an underground salon - a joyful nexus of art, music, politics and polysexual carnality.


plus!
The Teat Beat of Sex


Location: Anthology

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Wednesday, February 27th – 9:30 pm


“New York Stories”

Starting first with a fresh look at a cinematic classic from adult auteur Radley Metzger, this sampling of recent offerings from NYC-based directors working in adult entertainment today includes clips from Audacia Ray, Candida Royalle, Venus Hottentot, Tony DiMarco/Michael Lucas and Porno Jim.


Excerpts include:
Barbara Broadcast
The Bi Apple
Under the Covers
AfroDite Superstar
The Intern
Hookin' Up


Location: Anthology

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Thursday, February 28th



Thursday, February 28th – 7 pm


Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation

Triple X SelectsDirected/compiled by Michelle Johnson (aka DJ Triple X), 2007, USA, 48 minutes.
An international feast of lezsploitation from the 1960s and '70s in all of its notoriously twisted glory. Accented by music reflecting the era and featuring a wacked-out scientific commentary, a compilation of selections from over twenty films brings together and re-appropriates Swedish wildcats, Italian lesbionic nuns, frisky inmates in South American prisons, Euro vampires - and a vast assortment of other Sapphic grindhouse frolics.

plus!
Dirty Words: The Letter C
Pillow Girl
Highway Amazon


Location: Anthology

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Thursday, February 28th – 9 pm


Viva

Viva Directed by Anna Biller, 2006, USA, 120 minutes.
The sordid tale of a bored housewife who gets swept up in the sexual revolution, Viva is a highly stylized film that draws on classic exploitation cinema for its look, characters and story-line. Saturated to the hilt with vibrant color and exquisitely detailed in its depiction of the period and the genre, it follows the adventures of Barbi who, abandoned by her perfect Ken-doll husband, is dragged out on the town and into trouble by her "women's lib"-spouting girlfriend. An innocent in a sea of wolves, Barbi becomes "Viva" and quickly learns a lot more than she ever thought she wanted to know about the wild 1970s - nudists, swingers, hippies, orgies and lesbians - oh, my!



Location: Anthology

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Friday, February 29th



Friday, February 29th – 7 pm


New York Premiere!
Call Me Troy

Call Me Troy Directed by Scott Bloom, 2007, USA, 100 minutes. Profiling the life and times of one of the gay community's most visible and tenacious advocates for change, Rev. Troy Perry, this is a truly inspirational story about a remarkable individual whose activism was decades ahead of its time. Perhaps best known as the founder of the Metropolitan Community Church - the first church to recognize the spiritual needs of the gay community - Perry has long been on the front lines in leading the charge for equality and protections for all. And, a proud leatherman, he's also been an unwavering proponent for the God-given right to embrace and explore our sexuality - just exactly as we are.



Location: Anthology

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Friday, February 29th – 9:15 pm


Susan For Now

Susan for Now Directed by Robin Franzi, 2007, USA, 54 minutes. A first-person account of a woman reclaiming her sexual freedom after a ten-year period of self-imposed celibacy, Susan For Now follows the filmmaker's personal quest through the sex-positive community in Seattle and into the world of sadomasochism. A vivid and unflinching exploration, the film also provides insights into the hearts and minds of articulate and sincere individuals from every walk of life, and how they practice BDSM in a consensual and responsible manner.

plus!
F/F
The Gay Leatherman


Location: Anthology

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Friday, February 29th– 11:15 pm


A shape-shifting, body-swapping girl-girl double-header!

Sex Mannequin

Sex Mannequin Directed by Maria Beatty, 2007, USA, 48 minutes.
Hidden away in an abandoned warehouse, a mannequin comes alive to the stroke and kiss of her mistress, ready to passionately serve - and to take - in a variety of kinky ways.




Superfreak

Superfreak Directed by Shine L. Houston, 2006, USA, 60 minutes.
The lascivious spirit of a certain funk singer - Rick James, anyone? - crashes a girl-girl party, inhabiting the bodies of its participants and creating much erotic mayhem.



Location: Anthology

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Saturday, March 1st



Saturday, March 1st – 1 pm


“Lust, Animation!”

Lust, Animation Wake up to a colorful collection of naughty bits - some animated, all with lust burning hot in their, um, hearts!






program includes:
Return of Sergeant Pecker
Captain Amazing-Lad
Chirpy
Jacket
Dirty Words: The Letter C
Teat Beat of Sex
Trannymal
My Pussy is Magic
Office Mobius
Cheeks Easton in a Lobster Tale
Insertz


Location: Anthology

» more info & tickets



Saturday, March 1st – 3 pm


“Chick Flicks”

chick flicks In these women-directed shorts, it's that old, sweet story - girl meets boy. Or boys. Or girls.

Just with some explicit sex thrown into the mix for very good measure!




program includes:
Something About Nadia
Carwash
Writers & Rockstars
Tate Modern Love
The Good Girl


Location: Anthology

» more info & tickets



Saturday, March 1st – 5 pm


“Women Behind The Lens” - Panel Discussion

Smut NYCWhether they call their work erotica, pornography or adult entertainment, a growing number of female directors have been carving out key positions for themselves in the adult sector of the film production world.

A panel of these directors will discuss their roles within the industry and the individual approach each takes in depicting sexuality on screen. How does each reconcile the creative work they do with a feminist viewpoint? What are the ingredients of a truly hot sex scene? Is spit really an effective form of lubricant? Additional questions from the audience will be encouraged and film clips will be shown!

Moderated by Rachel Kramer Bussel, panelists to date include Shine L. Houston, Audacia Ray, Candida Royalle and Julie Simone.



Location: Anthology

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Saturday, March 1st – 7 pm


“Mix, Match & Mingle”

mix, match and mingle Two-somes, three-somes, four-somes and more-somes, this round-up of shorts looks at the delights - and some dilemmas - of moving beyond monogamy.





program includes:
Pleasure Me
Closer
Pac Mouse
Salt
Three in the Morning
The Party
Dream Tango
The Big Blue
Wash Me Clean
High Infidelity
Wildest Dreams


Location: Anthology

» more info & tickets



Saturday, March 1st – 9 pm


“Give & Take”

give and take A kinky collection of shorts that probe, prod and play with the dynamics of sexual power and release, control and submission.

Assume the position!




program includes:
In Yer Room
Lemon Squeezy
Neurotica
Coming Out Spanko
Anonymity
Namaha Man
Who's the Top?
Married with Children


Location: Anthology

» more info & tickets



Saturday, March 1st – 11 pm



US Premiere!
The Three Trials

O Randy Greif, 2006, USA, 100 minutes.
Against a fairy-tale backdrop of sexual fetishes, a woman attempts to lose herself in the worlds of religion, adolescent fantasy and, finally, masochistic service to one man.

Among her adventures in search of devotion, Catherine is presented first as a novitiate nun subject to the attentions of a twisted priest and a Mother Superior dominatrix, then locked away in the Blackheart Castle, sacrifice at dawn intended to be her fate and, finally, the suburban wife of a successful plastic surgeon (or is he?), undergoing a series of ordeals that will prove her selfless sublimation to his desire.


plus!
Breed


Location: Anthology

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Sunday, March 2nd




Sunday, March 2nd – 1 pm


New York Premiere!
Annie Sprinkle's Herstory of Porn

OAnnie Sprinkle & Scarlot Harlot, 1999, USA, 69 minutes.
You'll see the best (and worst) clips from dozens of the 150+ films that Annie Sprinkle made from 1973 onwards. Marvel at rare hippie porn, early fetish films, feminist porn, art porn, couples erotica, transsexual docu-porn, classic XXX and more!








plus!
Art of the Loop


Location: Pioneer

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Sunday, March 2nd – 3 pm


“Sunday How-To Sex-O-Rama”

toying with pleasure Cross that visit to Home Depot off of your Sunday to-do list and turn your attentions inwards instead, with this selection of excerpts taken from some top-notch educational and how-to offerings.




program includes:
Powerplay in Relationships: Matthew and kelly
Clearly Sex
Tantric Sexual Massage for Lovers
Toying with Pleasure


Location: Pioneer

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Sunday, March 2nd – 5 pm



US Premiere!
Silken Sleeves

O Maria Beatty, 2006, USA, 50 minutes.
In a journey through four seasons of domination and submission, Midori, by turns playful and cruel, captures and binds the delicate Mayan, whose struggles avail her nothing in the presence of such rope-wielding expertise.







plus!
A Dog's Life
Crossing


Location: Pioneer

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Sunday, March 2nd – 6:30 pm


free!
CineKink Awards Celebration

Come out and drink a toast to this year's fantastic crop of CineKink filmmakers! Features encore screenings of jury-selected best shorts from the festival, along with presentations of the annual CineKink Awards.



Special Location:

China 1, 50 Avenue B (@ 4th), NYC

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Sunday, March 2nd – 8:30 pm


CineKink AfterGlow

Your last chance to meet, mix and mingle with your fellow CineKinksters, this time in a relaxed play party setting. Lounge on the sofas, find yourself a private nook or recline across a spanking bench and settle in for one final evening of CineKinky goodness unfolding all around you.

Featured works for the evening include:

Bondage Boob-Tube
The Crash Pad
The Intern
Sexual Sushi
Southwark Sugar


Special Location: TBA

Special Admission:

Priority entrance will be given to CineKink NYC All-Access pass holders. A very limited number of individual tickets will be available for $25, advance purchase only.


» more info & tickets





What's New?

Well, for one thing, we've spread out yet again this year, with an additional day of screenings and a few new venues.

Once again, the bulk of our screenings will be held at Anthology Film Archives, but we also have a few programs taking place at Pioneer Theater, just a few blocks away. And, be sure to be on the look-out for some exciting new party spaces!

Fortunately, helping us make sense of all this information, we've partnered with B-Side Entertainment, who has worked with us to create a special CineKink NYC festival community. Once you've had a chance to peruse our overview schedule above, visit B-Side for additional, detailed film information and venue locations, and to create a personal calendar, rate and review films, get tips from other CineKink community users on must-sees at the festival and buy tickets.

If you'd like to jump right in to B-side, click here for a schedule view of the festival. Or go here for an alphabetical list of everything playing during CineKink NYC.


What Else is New

Tickets and passes are now on sale!

Save big with a discounted CineKink NYC All-Access Pass, including admission to all 16 regular film programs, the Kick-Off Gala & Opening Night Screening, party, the Awards Celebration and the Afterglow Party.

No time to party but still want to take in all of our kinky movies? Try a CineKink NYC Film Pass instead!

For other news, check out our blog, CineKinkster, where we'll be posting high-lights and announcement about goings-on at CineKink NYC.

And if you haven't already, be sure to sign up for CineKink Updates so we can send you all of the kinky latest!


Locations


Our primary screening venue is Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (@ Second Street), NYC.

Our screenings on Sunday, 3/2, will be at Pioneer Theater, 155 E. Third Street (@ Avenue A), NYC.

Party locations are as noted above.


Admission

To Purchase

Advance tickets and festival passes are available online via our CineKink NYC festival community on B-Side or follow the links in the descriptions above for the individual program you'd like to purchase.

Any remaining tickets may also be purchased, day of show only, at the theatre box office. The box office opens 30 minutes prior to the first screening scheduled each day

Advance tickets and passes will be held for "will call" and available for pick-up beginning at 6:30 pm on the first day of screenings, Wednesday, February 27th, at the Anthology Film Archives venue. (Advance purchase admission to the kick-off gala and/or the afterglow party will be via a guest list at the door, which will also include all pass holders.)

Tickets

Ticket prices for each regular screening program are $10; $8 in advance; $6 students and seniors.

Admission for the Kick-Off Gala is $20/door; $15/advance, $12/students & seniors, advance only.

Admission to the Awards Ceremony is free!

Priority admission to the Afterglow party will be given first to CineKink NYC All-Access Pass holders. A limited number of admissions will be available for $25, advance purchase only. Absolutely no door sales.

Admission is restricted to those 18 years of age and older for all screenings; 21 years and older w/ID for all parties.

Passes

A limited number of discounted CineKink NYC All-Access Passes, covering admission to all 16 film programs, the kick-off party, the awards ceremony and the afterglow party, are available in advance for $85; $75 for members of any alternative sexuality organization; $60 for students and seniors. A pass to film screenings only, the CineKink NYC Film Pass, may be purchased in advance for $70; $60 for members of any alternative sexuality organization; $50 for students and seniors.

Late Seating

Festival pass holder seats are held until ten minutes before showtime. Please arrive early, as late arrivals are not guaranteed seating.


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