Before OnlyFans, there was this: 1977's arthouse gay fantasy caught on 16mm.
Explores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.
Direction
Poole treats pornography as legitimate cinematic art form.
Cinematography
Dreamlike 16mm textures elevate material beyond exploitation.
Writing
Men confessing fantasies directly to camera feels radical still.
Director
Wakefield Poole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released three years before the first AIDS cases emerged, capturing a unique moment of unguarded queer sexual optimism.
Wakefield Poole was a Broadway dancer and choreographer before becoming one of the first 'name' directors in gay adult film.
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