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    Erotica: A Journey into Female Sexuality

    Maya GALLUS 1997 Canada Documentary color 75min English, French DIGI BETA
    Produced, directed and edited by women, and shot with an all-female crew,“Erotica”is a provocative feature length exploration of “the female gaze” and the taboos around pornography vs. erotica as created by (and for) women. Featuring the final interview with a 90-year-old Pauline Réage, the author of“Histoire D'O”; sex educator/performer Annie Sprinkle; porn star-turned-filmmaker Candida Royalle; renowned Parisian photographer Bettina Rheims, and Parisian dominatrix Jeanne de Berg, among others. Their work as writers, filmmakers, photographers and performers reveal the many intersections of art and sexuality, illuminating the complexities of female eroticism, and of desire itself.

    Director

    Maya GALLUS

    Maya Gallus is an award-winning director, writer and producer whose work frequently explores “the female gaze” through the lens of gender and identity, including“Erotica: A Journey into Female Sexuality”(1997), a provocative, pioneering film about women's desire and“Girl Inside”(2007), an intimate, early transgender portrait. Gallus formed Red Queen Productions in 2003 with Justine Pimlott to make films that challenge stereotypes about women and LGBTQ people. Their numerous films include“Punch Like a Girl”(2003), and“Derby Crazy Love”(2013). Red Queen films have been characterized as “stories that humanize and bring into the mainstream often-derided or marginalized experiences.” Currently, Gallus is at work on two documentaries:“The Heat” and“A Female Gaze”.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Maya GALLUS
    • 2012 The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche
    • 2010 Dish-Women, Waitressing & the Art of Service
    • 2007 Girl Inside
    • 1997 Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality
    • 1991 Elizabeth Smart: On The Side of the Angels

    Director : Maya GALLUS
    Producer : Julia Sereny
    Commissioning Editor, TVO : Rudy Buttignol
    Editor : Cathy Gulkin
    Cinematography : Zoe Dirse
    Location Sound : Justine Pimlott
    Production Coordinator : Andrea Glinski
    Original Music : Celina Carroll, Chip Yarwood

    Red Queen Productions 
    redqueenproductions@sympatico.ca

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