The only industry where 'reaming' is a job hazard and HR doesn't exist.
Risky Business: A Look Inside America's Adult Film Industry examines the social, psychological, and economic impacts of performing in adult films. What makes people decide to become adult entertainers, how do they go about entering the business, what are their experiences in the business, and how do they deal with career options, finances, and relationships once they exit the business? The documentary also examines proposed regulations that would address current industry issues, including workplace health and safety, such as mandatory STD testing and condom use, and job discrimination once performers decide to leave the industry and pursue conventional employment.
Writing
Balances performer agency with systemic critique—rare nuance here.
Direction
Co-director Dave Pounder: former performer turned documentarian, insider access.
Director
David Mech
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Co-director Dave Pounder performed in over 100 films before pivoting to public health advocacy and filmmaking.
Shot during 2012's Measure B campaign—the first U.S. jurisdiction to mandate condoms in porn, later challenged as unconstitutional.
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