PORTLAND, Oregon—The 2014 CineKink Festival Tour kicks off with a one-night screening of sex-positive and kink-friendly films in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, Aug. 6. CineKink PDX will begin at 7pm with a screening of the shorts program, "Decade of Decadence," followed by “Best of CineKink/2014,” at 9pm. All screenings will take place at the Clinton Street Theater, located at 2522 SE Clinton St.
"Portland is my hometown and it's always fun to visit old friends with a new batch of kinky cinema," said CineKink co-founder and director, Lisa Vandever,. "I also love coming back to the Clinton Street Theater, which has been so supportive of alternative film over the years."
"Decade of Decadence" is a retrospective look at some of the festival's favorite shorts, probing a range of sexual proclivities and perversities, culled from a decade's worth of screenings. Featuring one selection from each year of CineKink's existence, the steamy sampler includes Pornographic Apathetic (T. Arthur Cottam), Haircut (Bryan Jackson), Sullivan’s Last Call (Francesca Rizzo), Hitchcocked (David Young), Teat Beat of Sex (Signe Baumane), Kink, Inc. (Casey Clark), The Pinky Song (Rick Ferguson), Piss (Bette Bentley & Vincent Peone), Tooshie Smooshie (Jessica Kink) and Impact (Mollena Williams). .
The "Best of CineKink/2014" short films program is comprised of short productions awarded prizes by jurors at the annual CineKink NYC festival, which takes place each year in late February. With works ranging from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit, this year's edition includes Un Bisous Americain (J.M. Darling), Music Box (Anna Brownfield), Tom’s Gift (Todd Verow & Charles Lum), Human Warmth (Christophe Predari), Another Happy Anniversary (Miranda Bailey), Trains (Paul Deeb), Dear Jiz (Ms. Naughty) and de-railed (Quinn Cassidy & Creamy Coconut).
Admission is $8 door/$6 advance per screening, $12 door/$10 advance for both; 18 and over only.
For more information and advance tickets, visit here.
The 2014 CineKink Festival Tour is sponsored by Bowery Bliss, Crystal Delights, KinkyMedical.net, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Leather Archives and Museum and njoy. CineKink:PDX is presented in conjunction with Oregon Leather Pride, with additional local support from She Bop.
CineKink will travel next to Oakland, with screenings scheduled for August 14-15. Other tour dates ahead include Chicago (October 4-5), with additional cities to be announced shortly. For more information, visit cinekink.com.
CINEKINK: PDX - 2014
individual program descriptions
Wednesday, August 6 – 7:00 PM
DECADE OF DECADENCE
2003/“Pornographic Apathetic”
The stock characters of porn come together for an inspired interaction.
(T. Arthur Cottam, 2003, USA, 5 minutes)
2004/“Haircut”
Depicts the close-up results of a routine haircut taken to extreme.
(Bryan Jackson, 2004, USA, 8 minutes)
2005/“Sullivan's Last Call”
A sexy little film about...celibacy.
(Francesca Rizzo, 1996, USA, 18 minutes)
2006/"Hitchcocked"
A hot, casual encounter stirs up some surprising truths about love, life, online-dating...and danger. (David Young, 2006, USA, 8 minutes)
2008/”Teat Beat of Sex”
Animated lectures on sex, given by a knowing woman.
(Signe Baumane, 2007, USA, 4 minutes)
2009/"Kink, Inc."
Struggling to make ends meet, a young couple answers a help-wanted ad and unwittingly sets forth on a career path in “home domination.”
(Casey Clark, 2008, USA, 27 minutes)
2010/"The Pinky Song"
A musical tribute to new love... and the tricky revelation that you "like it kind of kinky." (Rick Ferguson, 2009, USA, 3 minutes)
2011/"Piss"
A nervous boyfriend tries to muster up what it takes to please.
(Vincent Peone & Bette Bentley, 2010, USA, 7 minutes)
2012/”Tooshie Smooshie"
A guy down on his luck tries to reconnect with his first crush.
(Jessica King, 2011, USA, 10 minutes)
2013/ “Impact”
The viewer becomes voyeur, witnessing a series of consensual and kinky interactions.
(Mollena Williams, 2012, USA, 7 minutes)
Total running time is 98 minutes.
Wednesday, August 6 – 9:00 PM
BEST OF CINEKINK/2014
A sexy selection of award-winning shorts deemed the year’s best during the festival's latest annual run at CineKink NYC.
Honorable Best Mention
"Un Bisous Americain"
A man travels in search of a love affair. (Directed by JM Darling, 2013, USA, 9 minutes)
Honorable Best Mention
"Music Box"
Packing up her belongings, a woman rediscovers her music box and reflects on the shattered fairy tale her life has become. (Directed by Anna Brownfield, 2013, Australia, 11 minutes)
Honorable Best Mention
"Tom's Gift" Vividly recalls a sex shop in rural America, now closed by municipal ordinance. (Directed by Todd Verow & Charles Lum, 2013, USA, 7 minutes)
Best Dramatic Short
"Humain Chaleur" Antoine loves being close to Bruno. He loves his warmth. He needs it. (Directed by Christophe Predari, 2012, Belgium, 11 minutes)
Best Comedy Short
"Another Happy Anniversary" A couple decides on a three-way to celebrate their upcoming anniversary. Now they just have to find that perfect third. (Directed by Miranda Bailey, USA, 2013, 21 minutes)
Best Experimental Short -tie-
"Trains" An exploration of desire, timing and the limits of control. (Directed by Paul Deeb, USA, 2013, 10 minutes)
Best Experimental Short -tie-
"Dear Jiz" Genderqueer icon Jiz Lee basks in a bathtub ... and in the recollections of the many fans who have been touched by Jiz’ work. (Directed by Ms. Naughty, 2013, Australia, 10 minutes)
CineKink 2014 Bring It! Award
"de-railed" Joey hears about a really hot bike mechanic who services all types of bodies - metal and human. (Directed by Quinn Cassidy and Creamy Coconut, 2013, USA, 12 minutes.)
Total program running time 91 minutes.
Image: Screen grab from 2013 entry Mommy is Coming.
