Graphic Sexual Horror

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Graphic Sexual Horror
Directed byAnna Lorentzon
Barbara Bell
Written byBarbara Bell
Anna Lorentzon
Produced byAnna Lorentzon
Barbara Bell
Alex Norden
Starring Princess Donna
Brent Scott
Lorelei Lee
Claire Adams
CinematographyAnna Lorentzon
Edited byAnna Lorentzon
Barbara Bell
Music by Things Outside the Skin
Release date
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Graphic Sexual Horror is a 2009 independent film written and directed by Anna Lorentzon and Barbara Bell in their directorial debut. The film is a documentary about Insex, a bondage website. [1]

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Graphic Sexual Horror premiered to critic and audience acclaim [2] at Slamdance Film Festival in January 2009 and has been selected by IMDb's Arno Kazarian as the only Slamdance 2009 film reviewed in the Sundance festival's selection. [3]

The film won Best Documentary at the 2009 CineKink Film Festival, [4] Official Selection at the 2009 Calgary Underground Film Festival,[ citation needed ] Official Selection at the HotDocs Film Festival, [5] Official Selection at the 2009 Buenos Aires Film Festival,[ citation needed ] Official Selection at the 2009 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal [6] and Official Selection at the 2009 Athens International Film Festival in Greece.[ citation needed ]

Synapse Films announced the August 2010 release of the Special Edition DVD of Graphic Sexual Horror on June 30, 2010.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Graphic Sexual Horror (2009)". BFI. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. Muirfield, Mick. Slamdance Film Festival 2009: Graphic Sexual Horror Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine . Slamdance.com.
  3. Arno Kazarian, IMDb. IMDB Sundance Festival Feature Reviews
  4. CineKink Awarded
  5. "Hot Docs : Film : Graphic Sexual Horror". schedule.hotdocs.ca. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  6. 2009 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal.