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The new seed
of porn
LA native Matt Lambert, who splits his time between
London, Paris, Berlin, and LA in his profession as a filmmaker,
planted a new flower in the desert of Porn Valley (aka San
Fernando Valley), where the business migrated to in 2002
because of low rents and easy access to the mainstream
movie business, becoming the adult entertainment capital
of the world. In his videos as well as his photography, Matt
Lambert quite often tackles the topics of gay intimacy and
themes like “sexual pluralism, multiculturalism, gender
equality, and female empowerment.” His new documentary
and powerful exploration of queer culture in South Africa
“Out of This World”, hosted by rapper, performance
artist, poet and activist Mykki Blanco, is a typical example
Last year, he also shot a 17-minute X-rated film entitled
“Flower”, which Out magazine described as “a dreamy
sexual lullaby of a film”. Styled rather like a documentary,
it follows five friends as they “redefine the line between
intimacy, friendship and sex” to challenge the norms of
traditional porn and create an artistic version of the genre.
Why take such a risk as an acclaimed filmmaker? Whether
this excursion into the porn industry will be short-lived, we
were keen to find out—here are the answers to these and
many more questions.
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