Seeking Saturday night entertainment in LA.
Leave it up to me. I’ll sniff out something fun and juicy. I always do. After doing some digging, I came across this event I simply knew I could not miss, and since I had the extremely rare pleasure of having a human companion for the night (a beautiful gay male pal), I was off like a dirty shirt to The 15th annual HUMP! Film Festival in downtown LA.
The festival, hosted by well-spoken, and oh so handsome Dan Savage, featured 20 short movies made by very talented amateurs who use their creative minds (and bodies) to show the viewer what they think is hot, sexy, and kinky. The audience gets the chance to sit back and be voyeurs into others’ turn-ons and craziest fantasies from the comfort of their theatre seat, while munching on popcorn.
It was a melting pot of different ages, races, sexualities, genders, kinks, and fetishes who all want to share their version of sex-positivity. HUMP! celebrates the freedom of sexual expression. Some of the films were, dare I say it, adorable, hilarious, artful and endearing, while others definitely tested my personal boundaries. All the films were really well done and entertaining to say the least. Some, a bit mind blowing. Watch out for that confetti! I’m leaving out specifics because I don’t want to ruin the fun for those of you who go. My personal faves were Good Kitty, Best in Show, Fuck First and Lost + Found. Bravo! Loved these the most!
This wasn’t about slinking in to some decrepit, nasty theatre with a bunch of creepy old men and mop buckets on standby, to watch low budget porn. It was about expanding perceptions of the natural human instinct to … well … you know, and all the variations of that behavior. This was definitely a successful adventure and very much in line with my desire to explore the unknown. Keep things interesting. It’s what keeps us young.
PS – this festival is on tour – so check it out in a town near you! (Sorry no photos allowed, and this time I actually played by the rules!)
Finding Sally 