"I just want to leave enough images behind that I'll never be forgotten"

May 18, 2013 6:20 AM

The project centers on nine women in the feminist lesbian porn industry who are recorded for a 24-hour period, with 10-second blips of their everyday lives playing out in five-minute intervals. What’s revealed is an intimate portrait of a marginalized community opening up about sex, gender politics, depression, and their daily grind in a way that’s downright real.
posted by Brandon Blatcher (4 comments total)

I liked this. In the article, I learned more about the filmmaker than the subjects; I look forward to seeing the complete film soon.

The other big change I experienced by doing this project was in the way I see my own sexuality. I was raised in a pretty conservative environment, had a fancy education (boarding school, Princeton, etc.), and I was generally taught not to talk about sex--that it was something you did in private but did not discuss. And often, sex was something not to be talked about even with the person you were doing it with!

For these nine women, sex was so normalized, and their sexual predilections were things they talked about openly--common first-date conversation--the way many straight people might talk about their favorite kind of sandwich. The 10 days I spent filming I Love Your Work definitely changed my own approach to sex and sexuality.
posted by JohnnyGunn at 7:28 AM on May 18, 2013

Awesome article and video. Thank you for sharing.
posted by scaryblackdeath at 8:27 AM on May 18, 2013

It just seemed really funny to me to imagine these lesbian porn stars having people walk up to them and say "Oh my gosh, I love your work!" because if people know their work, chances are they were masturbating when they saw it, so it adds this other layer to the compliment, which is awkward and graphic and intimate and I think really funny.

Everyone involved– filmmaker included– seems to share this candid nonchalance about what they do, which is a pleasant counterpoint to the traditional perception about 'outsider groups' and fierce internal competition.

I also appreciate one comment in the short clip— "My parents cut me off because I was gay" so she makes lesbian porn for money. Way to make lemonade.
posted by a halcyon day at 8:38 AM on May 18, 2013 [1 favorite]

While this seems like an interesting project, what's most striking to me is the way they are showcasing it. They are only allowing 10 viewers per day, and each is being charged $10. It's a smart way of creating an artificial scarcity and I'll be curious as to whether people who are interested will end up paying for the experience.
posted by antonymous at 8:52 AM on May 18, 2013 [1 favorite]