“Radical sexuality and all its trappings remain an approach to life worth our investigation, if for no other reason than the unique mirror it presents to the hidden parts of self—places of the mind, body, and soul all too often left denied in a society that would have us risk nothing, not even the pleasure of simply being ourselves.” – Mark Thompson, Leatherfolk

In a year where Pride celebrations face detrimental budget shortfalls following corporate pull-outs, why not lean into our most free and radical selves and celebrate the freak that lives in us all? That’s why, this June, we’re putting the fringe center-stage with two classics of queer cinema that push boundaries, leave marks, and will have your eyes wide open to worlds you’ve only heard whispers of. Dive head-first into the dark rooms and dungeons of some of cinema’s kinkiest practitioners and not only witness personal and social liberation at its most hardcore, but also begin to understand the ins and outs of why whips and chains appeal to so many (and it’s more than you think!).

BLOODSISTERS: LEATHER, DYKES, AND SADOMASOCHISM is your lesbian guidebook to kink as a practice and lifestyle. Shot on video with an unflinching rawness, Bloodsisters celebrates kink as activism at the center of the movement, shattering assumptions about gender and lesbian sexuality.

LA PLAYS ITSELF is the West Coast antithesis to the soft and playful East Coast adult filmmaking like Boys In The Sand (1971). Filmmaker and mythical gay sex symbol Fred Halstead brings you from the Hollywood hills to the city’s filthiest corners in one of the eras most celebrated homosexual films.