In this episode, MisKnickers sits down with multi-award winning Australian explicit filmmaker Anna Brownfield to talk about what goes into making ethical pornography, the impact of the internet and tube sites on the industry and those who work in it, the future of sex online, and craft.
Anna, the creative force behind Poison Apple Productions outlines the difference between making “The Band” in a predominantly DVD age, and “The Bedroom”, a film largely marketed to the online world. She also discusses how she entered the world of explicit filmmaking, the challenges presented by some archaic laws, and how she tailors her guidelines for people who want to work with her in order to achieve the highest level of informed consent.
Also, there are lists!
Thanks for the reminder at the end to maybe listen to another podcast. Glad I was moved by the suggestion. I think this episode also links to one of the first episodes?
Great year. Thanks to the 3 of you again throughout ??
wow awesome new to this but wow
Loved hearing from Anna Brownfield again and, as always, this podcast has got me thinking/reflecting a lot.
Obviously, Lyka Fox is an alias that I already use and am recognised as a sex-positive, feminist pole dancer/aerialist with this name. When I was teaching in a (pole) studio, my aim was to help women feel less ashamed about their bodies and help them ‘find their sexy’ which was tremendously fulfilling.
Since going to Sexpo (and hearing from Jane from Feck again in a precious podcast), I’m keen to be a Feck contributor but am torn between remaining Lyka Fox, or finding yet another alias.. But would using another alias mean that I’m ashamed to be “found” and make me a hypocrite? Or, am I simply protecting myself in a world that hasn’t quite caught up with female sexuality?
So much to consider.. Would love any listeners to let me know what they’d think.
Thank you, OurKink for giving my mind more things to consider ?
I am so sorry I didn’t see this earlier, Lyka! You’re on of our most engaged contributors and we’ve left you hanging. So sorry, gorgeous!
I don’t think there is any shame in being found – not at all. The main feeling to consider is your safety and level of personal comfort.
I’ve been in a place of having my birth name, and two aliases – I can be a lot to juggle. As I’m sure you know, having ONE alias can be hard work to maintain. Personally, for me being ‘out’ comes from a place of least resistance and, I guess, laziness. It was easier for me to have open discussions with the people that matter to me about the realities of my lifestyle, than it was to maintain the public premise of my ‘self’ at so many different levels. At a very basic level, I’ve never been good at withholding my truth… 😛 My family have dealt with me and what they’ve always seen as my ‘risky’, or ‘stupid’, ‘adventurous’ nature – I’d kinda stopped surprising them by my mid-20’s.
You are spot on – ‘the world’ certainly hasn’t caught up with female sexuality, and the current #SESTA #FOSTA Nordic Model bullshits seems to indicate ‘the world’ is, in fact, shitting its big worldly pants about it. Absolutely keep safe. It’s time’s like this I can almost regret not being more forceful with the use of my alias. There is zero shame in protecting yourself.
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