SAN FRANCISCO - Adult retailer Good Vibrations has announced IXFF: The Second Coming Tour, which is a national road show of the Independent Erotic Film Festival's best shorts.
The film festival initially debuted in 2006 at the Good Vibrations Amateur Erotic Film Competition and took place at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco. The event became a full-fledged film Festival in 2008, featuring national and international shorts in the winning entries.
Now, some of the best entries from prior events will be showcased at IXFF: The Second Coming.
Indie filmmakers share their interpretation of erotic with sexy shorts (10 minutes or less) ranging from smutty to arty and comedic to serious. Each night of erotic cinema begins with a brief History of Porn by Good Vibrations staff sexologist and chief cultural officer Dr. Carol Queen, Ph.D. Queen will provide an educational, historic, and cultural examination of an era gone by, illuminating its inception and development.
Tour stops are as follows:
May 2: San Francisco Kick-Off; Center for Sex and Culture; San Francisco
May 15: The Tropic Heat Tour; Kalani Oceanside Retreat Village; Pahoa, Hawaii
May 16: My Bar; Kailuna Kona, Hawaii
May 19: The Roll in the Hay Tour; Majestic Theatre; Madison, Wis.
May 20: Cedar Lee Theatre; Cleveland, Ohio
May 26: The Giddy-Up Girlfriend Tour of Austin; Alamo Drafthouse Cinema; Lake Creek, Texas
May 27: One-Eyed Jack's; New Orleans
IXFF Second Coming Featured Films and Awards are:
Phil Loves S.F. by D. Irene Tatempa Milder and Philip Walter Darnowsky, Most Creative and People's Choice, 2008
Narcisisster's Self-Gratifier by Narcissister, Best Use of a Sex Toy, 2008
Ghost Bustanut by Lance Raynor, Superior Filmmaking, 2008
Placeres by Spanish filmmaker Sico, 2008
Yum by Sadie Lune, People's Choice, 2007
Men by Travis Mathews, Most Creative, 2007
Private Pleasures by Laura Costantino, 2007
Writers & Rockstars by Madison Young, 2007
Super Balls by Jeff Jacobson, 2007
Morphina by Cory Wees, 1st Place, 2006
Fuck I Wanna Fuck by Max Royale, 2nd Place, 2006
Come Cry With Me by Christopher Fell and Joey Ereneta, 3rd Place, 2006
In addition to the road tour of past entries, Good Vibrations is still accepting film submissions for the upcoming festival, debuting in San Francisco on Aug. 20, 2009. All entrants must submit their films by June 30, 2009 to Good Vibrations IXFF. Films may be submitted in person or by mail, attention: C. Lombard, to the Good Vibrations Home Office, 934 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103 or any Good Vibrations store: 603 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA, 94110; 1620 Polk St., San Francisco, CA, 94109; 2504 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA, 94702; 308-A Harvard St., Brookline, MA, 02446.
For more information, visit GoodVibes.com.
