When ballerina Florence joins a dancer’s retreat, she’s unsure what she can possibly learn from stripper Laia. That is, until the pair dance together in a skill sharing exercise. As Florence slowly begins to loosen up and adds more sex appeal to her ballet routine, Laia mirrors her graceful posture, incorporating classical ballet moves into […]

Ballet teacher Alicia (Kali Sudhra) may be strict, but her unorthodox methods always get results. In a private session with student Olivier (Jesus Reyes), Alicia showcases her harshest teaching technique: challenging him to hold First Position without moving a muscle. Performing an incredible striptease just inches from him, Alicia gives Olivier a sharp ‘thwack!’ with […]

Of all the performing arts that originally inspired the creation of Thousand Faces, dance is key; particularly ballet, with its strange mix of stuffy class-based pageantry, rigid gender roles, and beguiling elegance: all ripe for some pornographic subversion. Pole-dance has also always held a fascination, similar to ballet in it’s athleticism and virtuosic skill, while […]

  The life of an icy, sophisticated ballet star, Ivan Hogan (Henk Van Dijk), is disrupted by an affair with a charming but chaotic truck driver, Joe (Garry Hunt), in this ambitious film shot in Manhattan, which features a compelling story, well-realized characters, complex emotions, raunchy sexual action, and wonderful choreographed ballet sequences. This is […]

Driven by desire and an intangible grief, four mysterious women blur the lines of fantasy, passion and desire in Maria Beatty’s The Black Widow.

As one woman packs up her bag, she rediscovers her music box and reflects on the shattered fairy tale of her life has become. When fantasy and reality collide, she breaks free and explores a life of joy, exhilaration and sexual freedom. Morgana Muse: “My first collaboration with Anna Brownfield, Australian multi award winning feminist […]