20 February 2023If some people still think that porn is a universe only made by men for men, the “Porn is also made by Women” Film Festival will prove to them for the third year in a row that women handle porn and the world of fantasies as well as their male colleagues! From February 20 to 26, Dorcel is presenting the third edition of the “Porn is also made by Women” Film Festival which highlights the work and talent of French and international female directors, by offering a selection of their movies free of charge to all adults.
This year, no less than ten movies were selected from ten directors with personalities and universes as diverse as their respective views on pleasure: Anna Polina, Anoushka, Carmina, Casey Calvert, Erika Lust, Inka Winter, Liselle Bailey, Liza del Sierra, Paulita Pappel & Whitney Wright. Some began in porn as actresses before moving on to directing, others chose to make porn a feminist and committed act, still others became directors to develop their artistic universe. Whatever their background, each one in their own way disrupts the clichés concerning women, too often imagined as only objects in the prejudices linked to this industry. Each movie presented deals with assumed pleasures and fantasies, directed by women who demonstrate talent and empowerment. This sovereignty of desire also concerns French women who are increasingly consuming pornography. They were a majority (60%*) to have watched adult content during 2019 and 37%* stated that they consumed pornography at least once a quarter, of which almost a third (27%*) at least once a month.
« It is more essential than ever, in 2023, to highlight the different feminine filmmakers and their visions that make up our industry and anchor it in society and its challenges, explains Laure-Sarah, Production Director of the Dorcel group. It is crucial to go beyond clichés, there is no such thing as One pornography but, as for sexualities, a multitude of sensitivities. For the past ten years, Dorcel has been collaborating regularly with female directors and this festival aims to highlight the work of these inspiring women. This is an opportunity for everyone to (re)discover these movies and for Dorcel to offer an ever more rich and varied range of visions and desires. » The brand is delighted to once again highlight the diversity of this genre cinema by supporting emblematic female directors and to make the “Porn is also made by Women” Film Festival a lasting one with this third edition. For the occasion, Dorcel also called upon an illustrator for the first time to design the festival poster. The group is very proud to present the work of French artist Cosmo, whose pop and colorful feminist touch fits perfectly with the spirit of the festival. The selection is to be discovered free of charge, once you have proven your majority, from February 20 to 26, 2023 on the VOD platform dorcelvision.com.
The detailed selection:
Anna Polina
Life Coach https://www.dorcelvision.com/en/movies/marc-dorcel/life-coach
Born in Russia and arrived in France at the age of ten, Anna Polina obtained a literary baccalaureate and continued her studies in law and acting before taking her first steps in the world of pornography in 2008. She really starts a career in pornographic cinema in 2010. She quickly becomes an actress prized by directors and the public and will be Dorcel Girl in 2011. In 2012, she hosts a radio show on
OUI FM. She also participates in several projects alongside her acting career and directs her first feature film in 2014. Life Coach follows the story of Lola, a life coach and wellness influencer, whose real life is far from the advice she gives to her clients and subscribers. From her decadent relationship with her husband, to the offbeat characters of Clara Mia and Tiffany Leiddi, this movie is a sultry adaptation of “Insta vs reality” publications.
Anoushka
Captive https://www.dorcelvision.com/en/movies/anoushka-movies/captive
After studying cinema and communication, the Frenchwoman Anoushka, a fan of classic cinema and a porn enthusiast but dissatisfied with mainstream productions, crossed paths with Ovidie. She quickly realized that the world of ethical and feminist porn attracted her. She writes and directs her first feature film Gloria in 2016, which will be broadcast the following year on Canal Plus and launches her website Anoushkamovies.com. Going beyond formal clichés and body norms, she wants to put female pleasure back in the center of the picture. Captive explores the creative process, vulnerabilities and the multiplicity of desire through the love story of Camille, a therapist, and her writer companion Margot.
Carmina
Guacamole https://www.dorcelvision.com/en/movies/carre-rose-films/guacamole
Camgirl, editor, blogger and performer, Frenchwoman Carmina is also the editor-in-chief of the online magazine « Le Tag Parfait » since 2019. She directed her first X-scene with Parker Marx after being overwhelmed by a report at the PornFilmFestival Berlin in 2016, then created her own studio in 2017, Carré Rose Films. Her goal: to offer adult content with meaning and promote a positive, fair and responsible vision of X. Guacamole is a spicy revenge on pre-Columbian civilizations for whom the avocado would have symbolized a testicle that women were not allowed to harvest, and definitely not to crush! However, Carmina and Lina Bembe are going to prepare the famous Mexican recipe, talking about the country where they were born. Then the recipe deviates into a very spicy lesbian sex scene.
Casey Calvert
Going Up vol.1 https://www.dorcelvision.com/fr/films/erika-lust/going-up-vol-1
Originally an actress, Casey Calvert expanded her film career by also becoming a director and producer in 2019. Engaged, she has written about pornography in various print and online magazines such as the Huffington Post, Mandatory.com, Refinery 29, CraveOnline and The Daily Beast. She has also taught a sex education seminar and contributed to various reference essays on pornography, BDSM and fetishism. She is now a director for Lust Cinema Studio and won 2 XBIZ Awards 2023 as Director of the Year and Best Screenplay for the latest episode of her Going Up series. The first episode “Going Up vol.1” follows the chaotic and sensual preparation of “The Voices Are Loud”, a very audacious theater play…
Erika Lust
Safe Word https://www.dorcelvision.com/en/movies/erika-lust/safe-word
Award-winning adult filmmaker Erika Lust is one of the worldwide pioneers of feminist pornography, who creates sex-positive adult cinema by portraying relatable characters and realistic hot sex, going beyond gender stereotypes and harmful fetishisations to offer a groundbreaking alternative to mass produced mainstream porn. Over the past 20 years, Erika has been working to challenge the porn industry standards through her company, ERIKALUST, by promoting high-quality cinematic storytelling and a realistic representation of human sexuality and sex. Following eight core values and principles to adhere to an ethical production process, ERIKALUST advocates for the importance of paying for porn to ensure safe working conditions and fair pay for sex workers.
ERIKALUST runs the streaming platforms XConfessions (turning the public’s anonymous fantasies into explicit and artistic short films), Lust Cinema, and Else Cinema (the Erika Lust Soft Edition for those who want to capture the details of what sex feels like). As a mother of two, Erika also has a strong voice emphasizing the need for more informative and open sex education; The Porn Conversation is her non-profit platform giving families and educators the tools to help open up the topic of porn to the younger generations.
Erika is committed to forging a new concept of sexual expression that is “creating new waves in adult cinema, showing all the passion, intimacy, love and lust in sex: where the female point of view is vital, the aesthetics are a pleasure for all the senses and those looking for an alternative to porn can find a home”. Safe Word follows the discovery and unexpected journey of Christie, an uptight theater director, into the world of BDSM.
Inka Winter
Touch https://www.dorcelvision.com/en/movies/forplay-films/touch
Born in Berlin, Inka Winter started out as a film costume designer. During her years spent in an alternative artist community in Austria, Inka developed a critical eye for sexy and consensual female pleasure. She chose to turn to X-rated cinema to change the social norms around sexuality. Now based in Los Angeles, she founded ForPlay Films, an all-female independent porn production company. “For me, this feminist cinema is a form of activism,” she explains. Because Inka believes that education and emotional well-being are central to a healthy sex life, she also launched the YouTube channel Sexucation, which aims to provide adults with factual information, often through humor and comedy, on topics such as birth control, cunnilingus, polyamory and how to communicate during sex. In addition to her work as a director and producer, Inka is training as a therapist and offers coaching on desire and arousal. Like a spa treatment, Touch is a timeless scene where Ember Snow and Alex Legend take their time to relax, explore their bodies and reach ecstasy together. Slowly, tenderly, passionately.
Liselle Bailey
Standing Still https://www.dorcelvision.com/en/movies/marc-dorcel/standing-still
After teaching English and drama in a school in Sunderland, the Englishwoman Liselle decided to change career at the dawn of her 30 years and returned to London. Fascinated by porn, she then turned to the direction of amateur porns and then X movies for women. Acknowledging her penchant for voyeurism, Liselle’s main concern is to produce quality films where the script makes sense. She has won several awards, including AVN Awards and Xbiz Awards for several of her Dorcel productions. “A l’arrêt” features superstar Clea Gaultier who must readjust to life on the outside after six years behind bars in prison. The former young woman in chains is about to go wild…
Liza del Sierra
Profession Adult Entertainer https://www.dorcelvision.com/en/movies/33films/profession-adult-entertainer
X-actress since 2005, the French Liza Del Sierra began at Dorcel before pursuing her career internationally, especially in the United States. In 2011, she decided to go behind the camera and directed a dozen films. The shooting of one of them is the subject of a documentary, “21 days…Classified X”, which will be broadcast on France 2 in 2014. After a break of a few years, she resumed filming in 2017 and created her own production company, 33Films, the following year. At the same time, Liza, who has a background as a nurse’s aide, is joining a nursing school. Diary of a Debutante, her very first film as a producer and director, released in 2020, is about the journey of a debutante in pornography. It was in the Official Selection of the Lift Off Global Network festival in the Short Live Action Narrative category, in the Official Selection of the ARFF International festival and a Finalist in the Audience Award category. In “Profession Acteur-rice X”, the viewer follows the daily life of an X-actor agency. In the midst of the debate on pornography in the French Senate, this movie
is a manifesto for the recognition of the profession of porn actor and for the creation of agencies to support and supervise talent.
Paulita Pappel
Hologang https://www.dorcelvision.com/en/movies/hardwerk/hologang
Born in 1987 in Madrid, Paulita Pappel has lived in Berlin since 2005. Attracted to adult film at an early age, she shot her first scenes as a performer in 2010, notably for Erika Lust, and then created the “couple friendly” platform lustery.com in 2016. She then started to direct and produce her own videos and quickly became an icon of the alternative porn scene and the Berlin feminist queer community. She founded the HardWerk studio (hardwerk.com) in 2020. Paulita Pappel is also an intimacy coordinator for mainstream studios and a programmer and curator for the Berlin Pornographic Film Festival since 2013. “Hologang” was born from lead actress Lucy Huxley’s personal gangbang wish list, creating a custom scenario in a subversive sci-fi vision of the future where men are vanished and their sperm is the most sought after commodity.
Whitney Wright
Torn https://www.dorcelvision.com/en/movies/marc-dorcel/torn
The American Whitney Wright was discovered as an actress before becoming also a director, especially for Dorcel. “Comme une evidence” is her first film as a director for the French production company. It tells the story of the sensual revelation that a bride-to-be experiences with her future sister-in-law. Her work of light and staging is particularly polished and sensual. This film, awarded at the famous AVN Awards 2023, will appeal to both men and women.
Cosmoillustrator
https://www.cosmoillustrator.fr/
Cosmo, a young illustrator, spent a long time in the world of fashion before devoting herself fully to drawing. Her graphic universe is strongly inspired by comics, in which the clear line plays a major role. She places women at the heart of her work in a delicate and sensual environment, often inspired by Pre-Raphaelite paintings, to which the illustrator brings her personal touch: a sarcastic and offbeat tone. Recently, we could discover her line in a Monoprix campaign, in the American department stores Barneys or for the poster of the Rock en Seine festival.