I have been a massive Courtney Trouble fan for some time now, her riot grrrl attitude to making porn was refreshing and her body positivity and dedication to the representation of queer, trans*, fat and other marginalised people’s authentic sexualities in pornography is nothing short of inspiring. So, you can imagine my delight when Courtney Trouble agreed to come to Melbourne for two nights of special events!
I am so pleased to announce that Harlot Overdrive will be presenting both of these upcoming events:
Courtney Trouble (US): Screening and Q&A
Courtney Trouble is a film-maker, adult performer, photographer, queer rights activist, DIY genius, and an award-winning feminist pornographer. For the first time ever she is coming to Australia for a series of special appearances and events. Harlot Overdrive is thrilled to present Melbourne with this very special event featuring a curated selection of Trouble’s film work, followed by an audience Q&A with the queer porn icon herself. Lively, informative and fun, this is one event you do not want to miss!
7pm, Wednesday 6 November
303 Sydney Road, Brunswick
$35/$30
Tickets on sale Thursday 5 September
About Courtney:
Courtney Trouble is the founder of TROUBLEfilms, IndiePornRevolution.Com, and QueerPorn.TV, as well of the director of 14 full-length films, including the Reel Queer Production line through Good Releasing and 3 films through thier own line at TROUBLEfilms. For current releases, please see TROUBLEfilms.Com
Queer Porn Icon Courtney Trouble has been producing, directing, and performing in Queer Porn since 2002, and is responsible for coining the term “Queer Porn” as a genre in the mainstream industry. Nominated for 7 AVN Awards, and winner of 5 Feminist Porn Awards, Courtney Trouble’s films speak to an extremely fluid, authentic, and hardcore version of graphic sexual imagery.
Courtney Trouble’s films, like Fuckstyles, Seven Minutes In Heaven: Coming Out!, Billy Castro Does The Mission, and the Roulette series, have become the new standard in queer porn. They feature performers that run the gamut of fame, gender, and sexual orientation, such as Jiz Lee, Wolf Hudson, Dylan Ryan, Lorelei Lee, Syd Blakovich and Madison Young.
She has successfully mixed her lo-fi “do-it-yourself” indie-art aesthetic with an accessible, understandable, yet female-forward porn formula that the average porn consumer (whoever that is!) as well as the subversive, political, and inquisitive crowd can enjoy.
She started NoFauxxx.Com as a 19 year old photographer and web designer, with the purpose of creating an indie porn site that was authentic, empowering, and all-inclusive. She wanted it to break stereotypes in the adult industry, and act as a tool for ladies, queers, and artists, to explore the erotic and sexual side of creativity. She soon found herself as one of the founders of the queer porn movement, setting the stage for all that was to come..
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Porn For The Rest Of Us: A Night With Courtney Trouble (TROUBLEFilms), Ms. Naughty (Bright Desire), Gala Vanting (Sensate Films) and Liandra Dahl.
“I think feminist porn is crucial” – Ellen Page, Actor.
We also think feminist porn is crucial, but what does that mean and how can we be ethical consumers of pornography? Harlot Overdrive is delighted to present this exciting panel featuring some of Australia’s best feminist pornographers, as well as queer porn icon and pioneer, Courtney Trouble (US). These incredible filmmakers and activists will discuss their experiences as feminists working in porn and what people can do to make more ethical decisions when buying and watching porn. There will also be the opportunity to ask the panel questions.
7pm, Thursday 7 November
303 Sydney Road, Brunswick
$45/$40
Tickets on sale Thursday 5 September
About the panellists:
Courtney Trouble (US) is a film-maker, adult performer, photographer, queer rights activist, DIY genius, and an award-winning feminist pornographer. Courtney is the founder of TROUBLEfilms, IndiePornRevolution.Com, and QueerPorn.TV, as well of the director of 14 full-length films, including the Reel Queer Production line through Good Releasing and 3 films through their own line at TROUBLEfilms.
Ms. Naughty is a feminist porn filmmaker and writer. She has been making porn for women online since 2000. Her erotic films have screened at several international film festivals including Cinekink and the Berlin Porn Film Festival. She has a chapter detailing her work in The Feminist Porn Book, edited by Tristan Taormino et al. Her fiction has featured in several editions of “Best Women’s Erotica”. She runs BrightDesire.com and blogs at MsNaughty.com/blog/.
Gala Vanting is a Melbourne-based sex worker, award-winning erotic film producer, educator, pleasure activist, and erotic imaginist. She draws from a diverse background in the sexuality field and brings a conscious queer feminist approach to her work, the core value of which is intimacy. To find out more about her work visit msgalavanting.com and sensatefilms.com.
Liandra Dahl is a Melbourne based porn peddling smut monger. She began as a performer on Fitzroy based websites run by Feck Pty Ltd in 2004 and was the original hostess of the website iFeelMyself.com in 2006 -2007. Liandra started her own performer/producer website LiandraDahl.com on 25th December 2010. She has also featured in the documentary films by Betty Dodson and Anna Brownfield and the erotic fiction films of directors Morgans Muse (AUS), Erika Lust (ES) and Jennifer Lyon Bell (NL).
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You can see why I am pretty excited, right? Tickets are on sale Thursday 5 September, and there are discounts for concession holders and group bookings. More information about the venue coming soon.
xxLauren
ps. Have you noticed the hot new Harlot Overdrive banner? That’s just a taste of the exciting changes coming to this site. But more on that soon!