The IMsL Doc is at CineKink on February 9!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CineKink Announces Kinky Line-Up for Ninth Annual Festival
February 7-12, 2012

NEW YORK, NY; January 25, 2012 - CineKink NYC returns for its ninth annual appearance on Tuesday, February 7th, bringing with it a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. In addition to screenings, plans for the festival also include a short film competition, presentations, audience choice awards, a fund-raising kick-off gala and a concluding afterglow party.

Billing itself as “the kinky film festival,” the event will run February 7-12, 2012. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works presented at CineKink NYC will range from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit - and everything in between.

The kink-filled festivities begin Tuesday, February 7th, at 8 PM, with a fundraising kick-off extravaganza to be held at Katwalk (2 W. 35th Street), a pansexual celebration that, in addition to music and sexy performances, offers several cinematic gems up on the screen.

The festival then moves to Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue, NYC), Wednesday, February 8 through Saturday, February 11, with several different film and video programs scheduled for each day. An awards celebration and an AfterGlow party complete the festivities on Sunday, February 12.

WEDNESDAY
Among the headliners, first up on Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00 PM, the festival’s CineKink Season Opener screening of CABARET DESIRE, inspired by New York’s real-life Poetry Brothel, weaves together several erotic vignettes. Then, at 9:00 PM, AFTER FALL, WINTER is a sexy, funny and darkly poignant story about two people who desperately crave intimacy, yet resist revealing their true selves.

THURSDAY
On Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 PM, it’s (A)SEXUAL, a documentary look at what it’s like to be without sexual desire in a society that is otherwise obsessed. Then, at 9:10 PM, KINK & KINSHIP is a program of short works that celebrate the special sense of community a shared kink tends to engender.

FRIDAY
On Friday, February 10 at 6:30 PM, the lives of several people are turned upside down when they meet Cecile, a character who symbolizes DESIRE. At 9:00 PM, COUPLINGS is a sexy collection of shorts about two-somes, three-some and more-somes. And in SEXUALLY FRANK, at 10:40 PM, a group of long-time friends finds that sex is no less befuddling now than it was during puberty.

SATURDAY
Kicking off Saturday, February 11 at 12:30 PM, many hijinks ensue in SWEET PRUDENCE & THE EROTIC ADVENTURE OF BIGFOOT, when the mythical beast is spotted at a remote nudist resort. At 2:45 PM, a special industry showcase, BRING IT!, features a dazzling array of talent from today’s adult cinema, all stepping up with a hot sampling of their recent creative endeavors.  At 5:00 PM, STAGE BROTHER follows the quest of a young woman who dreams of making it in the world of adult entertainment.  At 7:15 PM, in SIRWIÑAKUY, two Bolivian strangers participate in their own kinky version of a sirwiñakuy, an indigenous tradition where a man brings home a trial “wife.” And, closing out the festival’s regular screening schedule at 9:45 PM, the romantic drama “3” tells the story of Hanna and Simon who, on the brink of their 20th anniversary, separately become enamored with the same younger man.

SUNDAY
CineKink NYC concludes the evening of Sunday, February 12 at 6:00 PM, with an Awards Celebration, including encore screenings of jury-selected best shorts from the week and presentation of the annual festival awards, to be followed at 9:0O PM by the CineKink Afterglow Party, one last chance to mingle with like-minded festival-goers and enjoy a few additional screenings, this time in a relaxed play party setting. The locations for both events will be announced at a later date.

For more information and advance tickets, visit www.cinekink.com.


TICKETS AND PASSES

Advance tickets and passes may be purchased via http://cinekinknyc2012.eventbrite.com

Ticket prices for each regular screening are $10/$9 advance; $7 for seniors and students (use code “senior” or “student” for advance purchase discount). All prices are inclusive of online ticketing fees.

Admission to the Kick-Off Gala is a suggested donation of $15/$10 advance.
Admission to the Afterglow Party is $30/individual, $40/couple, $50/triad, advance purchase only. The Awards Celebration on Sunday evening is free of charge.

A limited number of CineKink All-Access Passes, covering admission to all 12 regular screening programs, plus all parties, are available in advance for $80; $70 for members of any sexuality-focused organization; $60 for students/seniors; $45 for CineKinksters & Friends w/Benefits (CineKink donors).

FOR A LINK TO THIS PRESS RELEASE
W/FULL PROGRAM SYNOPSES & LINKS:
http://cinekink.com/news-and-press/press-materials/press-releases/cinekink-announces-kinky-line-up-for-ninth-annual-festival/
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FOR EVENT LISTINGS: http://cinekink.com/news-and-press/press-materials/listings/cinekink-nyc-2012-event-listings/

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CONTACT: Lisa Vandever
PHONE: 917-609-5928 (press contacts only, please, not for publication)
EMAIL: press2012 * at * cinekink.com
WEBSITE:  http://www.cinekink.com
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ABOUT CINEKINK NYC
Billing itself as “the kinky film festival,” CineKink NYC returns for its ninth annual appearance February 7-12, 2012, to be followed by a national showcase tour. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works featured at CineKink range from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit - and everything in between.

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