Indie Sex

INDIE SEX, a four-part series for the Independent Film Channel, explores the most controversial, titillating and complicated subject in film – sex. Each episode examines a different topic on sex in the cinema, combining provocative film clips and compelling on-camera interviews with the industry's leading actors, writers and directors.

Interviews include: Rosanna Arquette, Catherine Breillat, Atom Egoyan, Ari Gold, Miranda July, Heather Matarazzo, John Cameron Mitchell, Tatum O'Neal, Piper Perabo, Peter Sarsgaard, Ally Sheedy, Dita Von Teese and John Waters.

INDIE SEX: CENSORED
Produced and Directed by Lesli Klainberg

Since the earliest film images were created, sex and nudity have both titillated and horrified audiences. But who is to decide what is appropriate to show on screen? INDIE SEX: CENSORED examines how the film industry, filmmakers and special interest groups have attempted to regulate the images that that we see.

INDIE SEX: TABOOS
Directed by Lisa Ades & Lesli Klainberg

Originally broadcast in 2001, this hour-long film examines how independent films have provided a forum for exploring our deepest and darkest sexual fantasies, played out on the big screen. Featuring the films of David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan, David Lynch, John Waters and others, the documentary explores taboo sexual topics on film, beginning with the sexual revolution of the 1960s to darker representations of the 80s and 90s and today.

INDIE SEX: TEENS
Directed by Lisa Ades, Produced by Lesli Klainberg

Underage sex is one of the last taboos on screen, and INDIE SEX: TEENS tells the story of teenage sex and sexuality in film – from "Splendor in the Grass" and "Dirty Dancing" to indie depictions such as "Kids" and "Thirteen." Along the way, we track the blockbuster teen films of the 80s and the current trends that go farther than ever before.

INDIE SEX: EXTREMES
Directed by Lisa Ades, Produced by Lesli Klainberg

The most controversial sex scenes are the ones that really push the envelope – from "Lolita" and "Last Tango in Paris" to "Secretary" and "Shortbus." INDIE SEX: EXTREMES explores some of the most difficult and provocative sexual themes in film including real sex on screen, S&M, fetish and more.

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