SAN FRANCISCO—Pink and White Productions, which broadcasted its second annual San Francisco PornFilmFestival at the city’s historic Brava Theater on PinkLabel.TV, is now making the event available on demand through Nov. 28.
The event, available on PinkLabel.TV, includes live-streamed screenings and filmmaker discussions which were originally aired after each screening during the festival.
The festival presented more than 90 films spanning classic to contemporary films in animation, documentary, narrative and experimental genres. Legendary lesbian pornographer Nan Kinney of Fatale Media showed a rare public screening of the '90s lesbian film Safe Is Desire, followed by a post-screening chat with show host Q Wilson.
Film historian Jenni Olson introduced Arthur J. Bressan Jr.’s long lost '70s gay classic Forbidden Letters for its first screening in over 40 years. The screening also marked the first time star Robert Adams saw the film in a theater, appearing on-stage to chat about his experience. Local filmmakers Ramses Rodstein (La Limpia), Sura Hertzberg (Rising Sun Blues), Jaq Quicksilver (Trans-Cendent Delight), and Dom Razberry and Daemon Derriere (Sovereign Sex) took to the stage for a Q&A about their short films.
Actress Lotus Lain of Chemistry Eases the Pain joined writer-director Shine Louise Houston in a post-screening chat, to recount her time working with industry icon Nina Hartley. Lynn Lowry (whose predominantly horror film roles notably include David Cronenberg’s Shivers) stars in Radley Metzger’s 1974 bisexual classic Score and made a special appearance before its screening.
Other industry notables attending the festival were feminist porn icon Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens, along with Golden Age Hall of Famer C.J. Liang, local porn veterans Fivestar and Sadie Lola of FilthyFemdom, Janie Blade, Nikki Darling, La Muxer Diosa, Frankie Starship, Denali Winter, Bambi Bell, Allie Oops, BeyonDeep's K & G, and many others. A star-studded photo gallery from the event will be available soon.
The San Francisco PornFilmFestival debuted in 2020 with crowdfunded support from the sex tech community to build a streaming platform and host an entirely virtual event in response to COVID-19 lockdowns. As venues safely returned to indoor public events, the festival presented a hybrid presentation of programs, broadcasting live from the Brava Theater, benefiting from the increased accessibility and international reach of a virtual festival.
Passes are now available for $20 granting access to all the festival's recorded screenings and filmmaker talks streaming now through Nov. 28 on-demand for the festival's two week-long replay period. Extended Virtual Passes and more information are available at sfpff.pinklabel.tv.
The 2021 San Francisco PornFilmFestival was presented by PinkLabel.TV and was made possible thanks to the financial support of Premiere Sponsors AV Flox, MakeLoveNotPorn and Zaawaadi, and over 100 backers who contributed to support artist fees and professional captioning.
For more updates, follow the festival on Twitter at @SFPornFilmFest and Instagram at @sfp.filmfest and use the social media hashtag #SFPFF.
