29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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How to Watch Pornography
How to Watch Pornography
How to Watch Pornography

How to Watch Pornography

Mike Hoolboom / Canada / 2022 / World Premiere / 20 min.


synopsis

A documentary essay raising the question what could be seen as pornography, in what ways a viewer should watch it and who is supposed to be its subject. Based on the ideas of theoreticians in porn studies, the film reveals some ideological and esthetic influences of this visual form, a representation of physical pleasure aiming to raise a similar kind of physical pleasure in its viewers.

“A variety of hazy, lo-fi clips rub up against an isolated digerati immersed in temporary pornutopias. Why not name it a small collection, a modest archive of sexual imageries and pleasures?”

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Source:
https://mikehoolboom.com/?p=20435

biography

Independent avantgarde filmmaker and curator Mike Hoolboom (* 1959) was born in Toronto. His filmography includes over 50 films and videos screened at more than 200 film festivals worldwide. He is a founding member of the Pleasure Dome Collective, former director of the Images Festival and coordinator of experimental films at the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre.

more about film

director: Mike Hoolboom
producer: Mike Hoolboom

contact

Mike Hoolboom
Toronto / Canada
fringe1@protonmail.com

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2022
section:Ji.hlava Online, Short Joy
language:English
subtitles:No Subtitle
colour:Colour and B&W

Info

director:Mike Hoolboom
original title:How to Watch Pornography
country:Canada
year:2022
running time:20 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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