NEW YORK—CineKink will present The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed as the season opener for the 21st-anniversary run of its film festival, CineKink NYC, with screenings taking place Aug. 1 to 4.
Created by and starring New York filmmaker Joanna Arnow, the deadpan comedy follows a 30-something woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.
The selection represents a return to its roots for the festival, which grew out of the BDSM scene in New York two decades back. Said Lisa Vandever, CineKink co-founder and director, "The film struck a definite chord with me, and it will resonate with anyone who has navigated a dating world made even more complicated by the yearning for a particular kink."
Addressing her approach to BDSM in making the movie, Arnow has said, "In my experience, people into BDSM have to be triply communicative and respectful, and I wanted the film to convey that. In many films, BDSM just happens without conversation, which is unrealistic and unsafe. I think it can take an incredible amount of agency and power to be submissive, and I hope the film contributes to the onscreen representation of the submissive experience."
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed will screen on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 7:00 p.m. at The Wild Project located at 195 E. Third Street, New York, N.Y. 10009, where the majority of the festival's screenings are also unfolding. Arnow will be on hand afterward for a discussion about the movie.
The full CineKink NYC schedule will be announced in early July and tickets will go on sale soon after.
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Watch the trailer of The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed here.
