The Kings of Las Vegas – Cinekink Day #3

We went to Cinekink Las Vegas (May 12 – 16) for the screening of our short film LIBIDOLAND. Here’s what happened on Day #1.  Here’s what happened on Day #2.  Ready for more?

CINEKINK DAY #3 – Friday , MAY 14, 2010

Top ON

• Up and At ‘Em: Our second morning in Vegas =  Starbucks + granola bars + Twitter.  Then we met Diva and Tess at the pool (possibly the topless one) to get a refresher on our sunburns.  There we learned more about Diva and Tess’s event planning business (Tied Up Events) as well as their involvement with the online Kink Academy. Kfink + Kink Academy? Sounds like a match made in heaven. We just hope our Girl Rods series gets us some transfer credits.

Rainbow's End...again

• Lunch Stop: We made a quick return trip to the heavenly Rainbow’s End.  The waitress started to suspect that we were stalking her.  One of us ordered the exact same thing as the day before. (We’ll never tell who, except her name probably rhymes with Messica). Then, we headed to the Onyx Theatre to finally see some kinky flicks.

Julie + Onyx Theatre

Early Dirty Birds

• The Onyx Theatre: Located in the back of a sexy leather and toy shop, the Onyx was a comfortable, if slightly chilly, spot to watch the kinky movies curated by Lisa Vandever (Cinekink director). The first day we huddled together for warmth; the second day, we brought sweaters.  And huddled together because it was fun.

Julie + Waxie Moon Director Wes Hurley

• Waxie Moon: Cinekink’s opening movie, Waxie Moon, was a huge hit.  The touching documentary about a central figure in the Seattle ‘boy’-lesque scene left the audience swooning, especially when they found out that Waxie himself (aka Marc Kennison) and director Wes Hurley were in attendance.  We fell for them both. Sadly, they snuck away before we had a chance to trick them into marrying us.

Lisa's Q&A with Waxie Moon's Marc + Wes

• Kfink Loves Love: Yes, we do have a habit of falling in love with people at festivals. (We’re lookin’ at you, Matt Shea and Adam Bronstein.) However, we DARE you to meet Marc and Wes or see their movie and NOT fall in love.  We’re pretty sure it’s impossible. To get your fix, find them at Seattle’s True Independent Film Festival in June.  LIBIDOLAND will be there, too. You know, just in case you’re in the neighborhood…

• Movie Wrap Up #1: The first day’s screenings also included:
  • “Bring It!”: This selection of Cinekink’s SUPER-adult films was, though not completely unenjoyable, a bit overwhelming. These excerpts + a theatre full of strangers = mildly traumatic, although we were reminded that in the “old days” most people saw much of their their erotica on the big screen. Our favorite film in this section was one with a sense of humor. (Shocker, right?) Madison Young‘s “Frisk Me” was frisky (see what we did there?), playful, and fun.
  • “My Sexuality:  A Sensory Experience”: This student documentary followed 5 women on their journey toward learn more about their personal, and feminine, sensuality and highlighted that anyone can become more in touch with their sexy selves no matter what their size or age.  Plus, this movie had a cameo by Carol Queen – can’t beat that.

• Pick a Little, Talk a Little: At the end of the day, we participated in a panel discussion about women and filmmaking with Carol, Lisa, and Lynn Comella, head of the women’s studies department of University of Nevada at Las Vegas.  CLEARLY we were on this panel by accident, but that didn’t keep us from talking way too much about why we started making movies, who the Girl Rods are, and our path to LIBIDOLAND.  We were very honored to be in such great company.

CineKink Ladies Club

• Intelligent Chicks + Tasty Martinis = Too Much Fun: A group of CineKinkers headed to the Downtown Cocktail Bar, including (above) Lynn Comella, Julie, Jessica, Lisa Vandever, Tess Danesi, Dee Dennis, and Carol Queen.  Our dapper Norwegian friends joined us later.  So how was that post-party? Some of us may or may not have run into a glass door on our way out.  We also may or may not have imbibed the last of the bar’s signature Bee Keeper martinis (just for you, Sean J. S. Jourdan!)  We also may have complained when the DJ pumped up the volume during a discussion about whether Sarah Palin is pre-feminist or post-feminist and what her involvement in U.S. politics says about the United States. May. Or may not.

Phew! Almost done. Are you ready for Cinekink Day #4?