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The Function of the Flesh

2019 · 14 min

A cool, cerebral short that turns the camera back on itself, asking you to think about bodies and screens rather than simply watch them.

Directed by
Vex Ashley
Genres
Romance, Science fiction
Starring
Brothel, Charlotte Sartre, Mickey Mod
Overview
This is an exploration of screens and how they translate the visceral flesh of sex and bodies and what that now means today in an age of digital pornography. In short, fuck being reduced to 'muse' - in art, in porn, in life, whatever.

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Directed by
Vex Ashley
Genres
Romance, Science fiction
Starring
Brothel, Charlotte Sartre, Mickey Mod
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • media
    • art
    • sexuality
    • obsession
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight5

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    Directed by
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    Written by
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    Starring
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    Runtime
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