HOLY
EROTICA
WHAT IS HOLY EROTICA?
THE TERM HOLY MEANS “TO SET APART”. AS A CHRISTIAN, I INTERPRET THIS TO MEAN “TO SEPARATE”. BUT HOLY ALSO MEANS “WHOLE”; TO RECONCILE. I CALL MY WORK HOLY EROTICA BECAUSE EROTIC CONTENT IS HOW I RECONCILE WITH MY BODY AND RETURN TO GOD.
SOUL | ART
THE FOLLOWING DISTINCTIONS HELPED ME ARTICULATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY FILM STUDIES AND PORNOGRAPHY.
| DISTINCTION 2 |
After I shot my first erotic docu-short, I kept filming. Sex workers. Therapists. Burlesque. Pole-dancing. Art. Short films. Whatever got my attention erotically without thinking what it was for or what my motivation was. THIS IS THE FILM.
Years later, I returned to the footage and asked myself questions. What was I feeling when I filmed this? What do I notice now that I did not notice before? What does this say regarding how sexuality was taught to me? What feeling does that evoke? THIS IS THE STUDY.
What results is a collection of visuals and reflections experienced non-linearly — these are FILM STUDIES, fragments of my life as they are remembered in my body, a documentation of sexual trauma and healing.
HOLY EROTICA IS AN EXTERNALIZATION OF MY INTERNAL TRANSFORMATION, A PATH TO HEALING.
| DISTINCTION 3 |
Holy Erotica is ethically-produced, spiritually-centered, embodied content created with co-filmmakers to heal ourselves. Real people. Real sexual healing.
When trauma’s arise, we can assure viewers it is not originate from the content, but themselves, orienting them on their healing journey.
HOLY EROTICA REVERSES THE TRAUMA OF PORNOGRAPHY.
WHY ARE YOU FEATURING YOURSELF IN HOLY EROTICA?
HOLY EROTICA INCLUDES FOOTAGE OF MYSELF, REAL MOMENTS CAPTURED WITHOUT EXHIBITION OR MONETIZATION IN MIND, AUTHENTIC MOMENTS OF EMBODIMENT AND CONNECTION, IN IT, I SEE A VERSION OF MYSELF THAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHEIVE. I AM BEHOLDING A MIRACLE! IN ME, I SEE BOTH CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION. I SEE GOD.
BY USING FOOTAGE OF MYSELF, I AM ESTABLISHING A BASE-LINE INTENTION FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW — TO HEAL. NOT FOR SELF-CENTERED EXHIBITION, BUT OF SELF-LESS EMBODIMENT. AS AN ARTIST FILMMAKER, THIS IS HOW I CHOOSE TO DIRECT.
MISSION AND VALUES
WE ARE FILMING TO HEAL
WE ARE MODELING CONSENT
ALL FILMMAKERS CREATE FROM A PLACE OF ABUNDANCE
NO HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ABUSE, OBJECTIFICATION OR PROFITEERING
WE ARE MODELING EMBODIMENT
SUBJECTS ARE CO-PRODUCERS OF THEIR CONTENT
THIS CONTENT FEATURES SEX WORKERS AND AMATEURS FOLLOWING CURIOSITY. ALL CO-FILMMAKERS ARE PAID EQUALLY. ALL CONTENT CREATORS SHARE
THE HEALING AGENT IS LOVE