The series is called Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On and as I was watching episode one, that's when I came across the director Erika Lust. Whilst being interviewed she spoke about how she thinks porn is mainly aimed at men, and how she wants to break that mould within the industry. Within her movies she mainly focuses on the role of the women, and likes to make erotic films that focus around the women getting pleasure, rather than just being there for the pleasure of men.
Some interesting facts I found out about her:
- In December 2014, Lust hosted a TED-talk at TEDxVienna. In the talk, entitled "It's Time For Porn To Change", Lust urges people to question the modern state of porn, its messages and role as a sexual educator.
- The TED talk launched the start of her campaign #changeporn, an online campaign intended to challenge and change the porn norm.
- She graduated university in 1999 with a specialism in human rights and feminism
- Lust is currently producing short pornographic films based on crowd-sourced stories. Viewers can leave anonymous confessions on the project's website. Each month, Lust handpicks two stories and turn them into cinematic short films.
I found it really interesting to learn about her views on women in erotic films through this documentary, and I really like how she is trying to change the future of erotic films. I think this was good research for our project as it shows how women are standing up against just being involved in things for the pleasure of men, and certain industries are changing to empower women.
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