Have you ever used a highlighter to reach orgasm? It seems that these magical pens are not only useful for studying, but can also penetrate any orifice for pleasure. One must be careful, however, when employing such an object as a sexual toy.According to a young woman interviewed in Kat-I's Sex Toy Stories, using highlighters for sexual gratification can be quite dangerous, especially because when the highlighter is finally removed, the cap will most likely be stuck inside.
Sex Toy Stories is a short confessional film about sexual escapades with toys which will be one among many featured in the 2007 line up of Darryl's Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival. Running for the fourth year in Montreal, the festival promises to be entertaining, kinky and wildly delicious, celebrating and ridiculing anything related to sex.
Darryl Gold, the genius behind the festival, came up with the idea when he organized a Halloween party seven years ago. Bored with the monotonous party scene in Toronto, Gold wanted to hold a gathering that "people would actually want to go to." To spice things up, he instructed his friends to bring clips from their favourite porn film. While drinking delectable cocktails, Gold and his friends gathered to watch the clips. As it turned out, one of his friends had taken the instructions a little further and had composed a short porn parody titled Paint Job.
Delighted by such creativity, Gold thought that DIY porn "is what we should all be doing." The following year he expanded on this idea and began running a festival in Toronto dedicated to short films about sex. Now in its seventh year, the festival has dramatically grown in popularity. In January, Gold will be taking it to London and hopes that the festival will continue to
expand globally.
This year, Gold is particularly looking forward to the Montreal festival, especially because "we're doing the 69 hour film challenge." While there remains the regular line up of short films that will be screened, Gold is also opening the floor to anyone who wants to create a spoof on sex.
"My criteria is that the film needs to be funny, entertaining, under four minutes and not boring," he said, adding that he is not interested in hardcore porn because "people would get bored after five minutes." Rather, Gold is hoping for films that have some sort of "emotional impact."
In preparation for the contest, Gold and his collaborators will release a list of ten items to get the challenge started. Filmmakers must incorporate at least three of the ten items in their film. Last year, the items included phrases such as "I'm going to stick this baby Jesus up your ass," which cropped up in a conversation between Gold and friend a week before he devised the list. Other items that have been included are whipped cream, two people in a shower and sexy boots.
"We'll either get great stuff or unplayable crap," Gold said, admitting that he has no idea how the challenge will turn out. With the rise of new media, private filmmaking has become more accessible and mainstream and he feels that the effects of this can be both positive and negative. Some people "really shouldn't be given such access," he said, recalling a bizarre entry he received last year of a giant burrito that ate Salt Lake City.
In keeping with previous years, the festival will maintain its fun and flirtatious dress code of 'Pornstar Casual.'
"Pornstar Casual allows people to dress up and feel like a pornstar." Gold said. While no nudes have yet to show up to the event, Gold explained that there have been some "almost naked" costumes, such as one man at the Toronto festival this year who wore nothing but a cowboy hat and an elephant-head-thong. Gold also recalls a group of women who shoved giant wigs down their pants so that they appeared to have excessive amounts of pubic hair sprawling out of their underwear.
According to producer Jill Rosenberg, the festival is a way to "learn about sex and what other people are doing in the bedroom." All the featured films parody sexual experiences from multiple subject positions. Films to look out for include About Town, a description of a house with a twist and See Saw, a pseudo horror short animated with Lego. The festival will also feature a 3D film Our Hornymoon by Gold and Rosenberg.
Darryl's Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival 69 hour challenge launches Nov. 21 at 6:00 p.m. and screenings start Nov. 24 at 9:00 p.m. All events are at the Society for Arts and Technology (1195 St-Laurent). For more information visit www.sat.qc.ca or www.hardliquorandporn.com.
2008 Woodie Awards
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