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Remote Sex Work(fr)
This multi-faceted documentary about “remote sex work” shows a wide variety of aspects and honest self-reflections about working as a sex worker. Above all, the situation of sitting alone in front of the camera or computer and acting in a situation that is both safe and completely isolated is portrayed in a credible and touching way by the protagonists. The pressure of earning money, the stigma of sex work, but also the peculiarity of doing this job - thanks to the internet - practically in your own bedroom, is described first-hand and finally gives these likeable sex workers a voice.
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld(de)
The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German anti-sodomy laws in the late 19th century. The script reveals main characters in Hirschfeld's life including impossible love interest Baron von Teschenberg, and Hirschfeld's aids- young Karl Giese and guardian angel, the transvestite Dorchen, as they establish the First Institute of Sexual Sciences in Berlin in 1920, and follows their struggles to keep it open, up to the rise of the Third Reich in the mid 1930s.
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics(it)
During the general elections of 1994, Tunin, a mechanic with a firm belief in communism fears that his party is about to lose, so he journeys to a northern village to stir up trouble. He isn't there long before he is arguing with a beautiful hairdresser. Their debate is fiery as is his growing and impossible-to-disguise passion for her. She too is intrigued with him, but their disparate ideologies threaten to keep them apart.
EMPOWER: Perspectives of Sex Workers(fr)
EMPOWER is a series of three portraits of sex workers with heterogeneous trajectories crossing paths of migration, Trans identities, feminism, the fight against HIV, the fight against precariousness and discrimination. Interweaving personal journeys, political analysis, and strategies of collective resistance, Aying, Giovanna Murillo Rincon, and Mylène Juste demand for the rights of minorities. Far from the objectification often at work in documentaries, EMPOWER is a tribute to the voices of sex workers through an active collaboration in production with the protagonists.
Female workers: 2 to 2 Sex(ko)
Mina, Kanako, Yunge and Kansuke attend the same company. One day, Mina, who was in discontent, I can hear the pride of my girlfriend Shunji from my junior Kanako. When she can't stand it anymore, she calls Yuji into her home to relieve her lust. She is proud of her relationship with Mina to her boss, Kansuke. Kansuke was also interested in Mina, I'm asking Wuji to make a chance to have sex ...
From 9 to 5: Sex Work Is Work(pt)
There are hundreds of sex workers to whom the protection of the law at a labour and civilian level is not recognised. For that reason, in a similar way to what happens in many countries, they demand the end of the discrimination, the change of the law and the social power that has been denied to them. This film is a journey into the underworld of sex workers and their struggle for labour rights.
Sex: How It Works(en)
We've been doing it since we first walked the Earth. It gives us pleasure and it gives us life. But how much do you know about how sex works? Now, National Geographic Channel takes a fascinating look at one of the world's most popular pastimes: sex. Through gripping real-life stories and simulations, we journey from first times to playing the field, and all the way to humankind's ultimate goal, procreation. We'll learn anything and everything you've ever wondered about sex.
My Boyfriend is a Sex Worker 2(tl)
Convinced that his beloved Gio left him for money, Ace’s life spirals downward as he drowns his sorrows in a drinking binge. Hopefully, a plan devised by Ace’s sister, Malou, can reignite their spark while keeping their meddling family at bay.
My Boyfriend is a Sex Worker(tl)
This romantic dramedy highlights the relationship between Ace, the influential Mendoza family’s perfect son, and Gio, a gay porn content creator and sex worker. While they see themselves an ideal match, the uptight Mendoza matriarch Angelica doesn’t seem to think so.
Memoir of Miss Kuan, A Celebrated Sex Worker(zh)
In 1997, the Taipei City Council abolished the Licensed Prostitute System without any compensatory measures. For over 2 years, Miss Guan was one of the leading figures that organized over 500 protests to defend the prostitutes’ work rights. Yet under huge pressure from their mounting debts and governmental crackdown, she finally threw herself into the ocean….
Art Sex Work(en)
Art Sex Work is a nuanced reflection on sex work. Taking footage and imagery from the contemporary moment and back to the early 1970s it builds a complex interlinked image, formally and conceptually of a particular cultural debate.
Distance: Sex Work in the Pandemic(en)
A documentary that addresses the still unfolding struggles of this vulnerable sex workers population. It is particularly urgent now, as attempts to mitigate the Trump administration’s failures regarding the pandemic are being drafted with gaps that prevent aid to some of the most vulnerable Americans. As the pandemic continues to unfold, the vulnerability of sex workers acts as a litmus test for all vulnerable groups experiencing the fallout of a mishandled crisis. It investigates how the pandemic has directly impacted sex workers by way of interruption to their work, increased personal risk, and financial destabilization. The film also explores the contrast between the US response to the pandemic and the responses of other nations.
I Was a Jewish Sex Worker(en)
I Was a Jewish Sex Worker is a humorous, no-holds-barred autobiographical film about the director’s former career as a sex worker and his relationship with his Jewish family. From graphic, erotic massages to a revealing interview with his grandmother, Roth tells a unique tale and explores themes of sexual wellness, connection and self-realization. Featuring guest appearances by German filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim and sexologist/performer Annie Sprinkle.
I Am a Sex Worker(en)
Two foreigners meet in Barcelona and become friends after discovering that they both work in the same business: sex work. Their conversations offer an insider’s view into the differences between women and men in the sex industry.
Men at Work: Selling Sex Online(en)
Sites like OnlyFans, Flirt4Free, and JustforFans have destabilized the traditional production, distribution, and monetization of X-rated entertainment. The potential and risk to make the big bucks, along with all the headaches of running a business, is now in the hands of porn stars and starry-eyed newcomers working from home. Performers have become their own studios, producing, shooting, and casting their own work - often from their homes. And just like a Netflix account - people pay to watch. Sure, porn is still popular but it’s a one-way experience and guys don’t want to pay for it. They want the opportunity to get to know somebody they’ve seen in a magazine, on TV, or on social media. Meet your roster of online boyfriends.
(Sex Workers Cry) Rights Not Rescue in Cambodia(en)
In Rights Not Rescue, the film’s subjects question Cambodia’s focus on training ‘Rescued’ female sex workers to sew in low wage garment factories. They want governments, NGOs, labour unions, and donors to seriously address workers’ rights and help women enter different fields where they can actually earn a living wage.
COVID-19 and Cape Town's Homeless Transgender Sex Workers(af)
The GALA Queer Archive, with the generous support of SAIH, commissioned a short film looking into the experiences of homeless transgender sex workers across Cape Town. In different areas across Cape Town, there are communities of homeless trans sex workers living under bridges, on open fields or wherever they can find a space in which to set up home. The Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa’s national state of disaster and the country being put under lockdown has had significant impacts on these women – and not only financially. (by Karin Tan)
Miami Porn: Sex Work in the Sunshine State(en)
This doc goes inside the world of South Florida’s booming adult entertainment industry, where a quarter of the porn in the U.S. is produced. We follow five independent producers, ranging from a couple making homemade porn to a young female porn star navigating the treacherous waters of launching her own paid site in the age of free porn.