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Indie Sex

2007 · 1 season

A thoughtful, talking-heads documentary that feels like a lively film-studies lecture on sex, censorship, and changing taboos.

Overview
Indie Sex is a 2007 American television documentary film directed by Lesli Klainberg.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • sexuality
  • art
  • power
  • freedom
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Lesli Klainberg, Lisa Ades
Starring
Colette Burson, Dita Von Teese, Ally Sheedy, Alonso Duralde, Allison Anders, Atom Egoyan, Bilge Ebiri, Billy Porter
Music
Douglas J. Cuomo
Cinematography
Buddy Squires, John Tanzer
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
IFC
Languages
English

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