NEW YORK—CineKink has announced that filmmaker Shine Louise Houston has been named CineKink Spotlight Artist for 2020 at its awards ceremony on Dec. 6.
Through her production company, Pink & White Productions, Houston creates adult entertainment geared for the LGBTQ community.
The film festival CineKink 2020, which was held last week, featured Houston’s latest work, Camera and I, described by the festival as “a quirky short that blurs the distinction between the fourth wall and subjective gaze,” has been dubbed as “porn for cinephiles.”
A CineKink Honorable Best Mention from 2018, Writing in Bed (starring Ingrid Mouth and Tommy Pistol) appeared in the festival’s Taste of CineKink program, and Tickle Takedown another Houston film, was included in Bring It!, the event’s annual showcase of recent adult cinema.
“We first screened Shine’s work in 2008. Her ode to Rick James’ ‘Superfreak,’ and we’ve been honored to feature many of her cinematic offerings ever since,” said Lisa Vandever, CineKink co-founder and director. “In addition, Shine’s creation and curation of the streaming platform PinkLabel.TV has allowed adult filmmakers and festivals, such as CineKink, get our works out into the world. There is definitely artistry in that as well.”
“I want to thank everyone who puts on CineKink, and all of the viewers,” said Houston in a recorded statement that playfully riffed on her film, Camera and I. “And everybody who’s ever helped on any production. Because film is not a solo project, it’s definitely a group effort. Without all that assistance, and help – and love – I am nothing.”
Originally scheduled for March, the virtual edition of CineKink 2020 streamed Dec. 2-6 on PinkLabel.TV, and featured films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality.
