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Cycles of Porn: Sex/Life in L.A., Part 2

2005 · 104 min

A candid, unhurried look at men navigating the porn industry, mixing nostalgia and harsh realities for an intimate, reflective experience.

Overview
Los Angeles in the year 2005: 19-year-old lads move through an apartment that has been equipped with webcams and looks like some sort of futuristic internet doll's house. Not-quite-so-young men fulfil their sexual dreams as protagonists in bareback productions. And, at private sex parties, almost every second guy has either taken part in a porn film or wants to. In 1997, I followed on camera the fortunes of a group of men who had chosen to wok - either artistically or commercially - with their bodies. This footage later become part of my 1998 documentary, SEX/LIFE IN L.A.. I'm still in touch with some of the men in that film, these include: lone battler Kevin Kramer, mature shooting star Cole Tucker, American boy-next-door Matt Bradshaw and friends of the occasional model John Garwood, who died of an overdose in 1998. Some of these men have successful careers behind them, others have left the sex industry altogether.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • work
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jochen Hick
Written by
Jochen Hick
Starring
Matt Bradshaw, Kevin Kramer, Damian Ford, Cole Tucker, Henning von Berg, Corbin Michaels, Will West, Bill Gardner
Cinematography
Jochen Hick
Runtime
104 min
Country
Germany
Languages
English

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