Filmmaker Focus #7 The Bitchy Tutorial

Hi again faithful and curious bikesexuals! Today we have a special treat for you. We continue the Filmmaker Focus series with our highly produced film series from Milan, Italy: The Bitchy Tutorial Series!

These movies have been among the most loved and hated films we have ever shown. They offer a glimpse into another culture as well as what is possible when a group of people work together to produce something very polished. Regardless of what you thought about the films you should read what the creators of Italy's first ever submission to Bike Smut have to say about sex, cycling and making movies.

Do you have a back story? An introduction to who you are? 

Officine Sfera is a group of 4 friends who came together because of their passion for classic Italian racing bikes. We started to have a few too many bikes in Daniele's parents garage so we decided to find ourselves a space that could act both as workshop where we could restore our bikes and a studio where we could continue to carry out our other personal professions. Being graphic designers, illustrators, industrial designers, video producers, event organizers and avid internet fans we like to create projects together that are related to bicycles and showcase our various skills and passions. 

Do you like flimmaking?  Why? Have you made movies before? What were they like? why you make the movies you do? 

Gash Rouge both as a collective and as individuals have worked and continue to work in video. They produce everything from fashion promo videos to music videos to TV shows. Jessica from Officine Sfera did some video production for Vice Italy and Pietro (also OS) is just a wiz kid that can pretty much do everything and has done everything relating to technology and design. 

how you came to shoot for Bike Smut and what you hope people will gain from watching your movie? 

We got together as friends to make these tutorials. As a bike workshop we wanted to make something that we could use to gain some visibility and our friends/girlfriends are part of an all girl video collective called Gash Rouge, so we decided to team up. We attended The Bike Smut festival when you came to Milan and Jessica even attempted to be your translator, but was a little to embarrassed (her italian has greatly improved, when you come back we'll do it proper). We all loved the festival and after seeing the bike tutorials out there on the web we decided to merge the two ideas. One of the things that annoyed us about some of these videos is that the girls were simply sexualized and never actually doing anything constructive or real with the bikes they seemed to be so aroused by.  We also took into consideration the tutorials that you see on youtube, which are usually a dude in his low-light garage with the camera on the floor. Talking it over we came up with the idea of making these short tutorials that were dynamic, detailed and a little easier on the eye. 

Tell us about your movie. How did you decide to set up these sets? How did you decide which maintenance to demonstrate?

The girls from Gash Rouge came up with the concept for the set, they really liked the idea of filming everything 360 degrees, in order to create a tutorial that shows you each step from the best angle (that and some great ass shots). 

As for which type of maintenance we decided to demonstrate, we had to pick something that was universally useful, not too many steps because we wanted to create very short videos, and easy enough for us to teach the models the day of the shoot. 

What was it like filming in the studio? 

It was great fun, we only had access to the studio for a day so we had to be really organized and do everything in the shortest time possible. Except Studio was nice enough to lend us the space and some equipment as well so we were very fortunate, but boy did it get steamy in there (the lights were really hot). 

How did you find people to help you make this movie? 

  

Everyone involved in this movie was somebody's friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, sister or colleague. We were very lucky to have so many amazing and talented friends who shared our vision and were willing to pool their skills to make these tutorials. 

What are the origins of the clothes? 

Some of the clothing and accessories were lent to us by some of the sponsors you see featured on the video, some where the models clothes, others were the stylist's and the vintage speedo bathing suit in the first video was Jessica's from Officine Sfera. 

What were the biggest challenges? What would you have done differently?

The biggest challenges were organizing the post-production between the editors, continuity editors, typographers (our friends from &type), and motion graphics designer. We are all perfectionists and we all have demanding day jobs so it was a lot of back and forth and late nights. 

As for what we would have done differently, there are obviously a few mistakes we made here and there that we would like to change but overall we are pleased with the result considering the time we had to film, our budget, and the fact that it was the first time all of us worked together on such a large scale. 

What would you say to people who do not think this qualifies as porn? 

We don't really consider this porn either, at least not the kind of porn we would watch, um, recreationally. We live in Italy, this is what advertising for a bottle of water looks like on television. Wouldn't you classify this more as an erotic tutorial than porn? 

What would you tell people who feel insecure about seeing these models work on bikes?

We are sorry they feel insecure, there is nothing in our videos that you can't see on television or in music videos. When we came up for the concept of these video tutorials we wanted to create a video that empowered women and put them in a position of control when it came to bike maintenance. We specifically didn't want to create a video where the models were simply rubbing their cooches all over the bike, that they were actually doing something that someone might learn from. The models definitely didn't feel insecure, there were more than 12 women who worked on this video and only 5 men, we all had fun making them and it gave everyone the opportunity to add a video to their portfolio. What can we say, we all like to look at the ladies, and we like to look at smart, creative, intelligent ladies who know how to do bike maintenance and are proud of their bodies. We don't see any shame in that.

Would you like to shoot for Bike Smut again? What would you tell other potential filmmakers?

Yes, of course. We already have some ideas on the back burner and we keep coming up with more. 

Filmmaker Focus #6 Power Up

Today, a special treat. The creators of of one of Bike Smut's most mind bending films share their thoughts about sex, cycling and politics in film. Usually we have a sort of interview process to get the most from our filmmakers but in this case we are basically forced to reprint their words exactly as we received them. Standby for delightful head scratching fun in 3, 2, 1 

POWER UP – Starlow Prud.

We are ready to meet feminist people around the world. This is why we produce erotic films. The characters in our videos are not only lovers, they are becoming together immediately political.

Mario (human): Horses are extremely rare in my world.

Monix (bike) : Unlike me. I am totally missing in your world.

Banco (ATM) : It is not true, you are the star of Porny Express.

We took 91% of time looking for names, definitions, grammatical rules and its political damage. Monix is not a bike.

Gode : dildo in french. It is a DIY Porn Tool.

DIY Porn Tool : gode, spontaneity, chosen restraints, détournement, bouche à oreille, learning by doing and collaborative process avec les moyens dubord.

Warning ! The limit of this methodology is to be out of the random.

We heard about the Bike Smut open call in a feminist porn festival in France. This news turned us so on, that we began the project as soon as we came back in Geneva. We were so absorbed in our DIY biko-banco-porno production, that we forgot to look for the title of the open call. We discovered the Porny Express topic only when we were working on the postproduction. We are proud to be far away from the reality of things. We are proud to be Starlow.

Thanks for the crazy interview to go along with the crazy film, although this was more of a manifesto, than an interview. But who are we to define any medium? Why try to be so deterministic in our media and the manners by which we engage them? Really, shouldn't we all search for our own "Gode" at our own pace?

Either way we expect more to be encouraged to create and share their own ideas about their bikesexual freedom soon!

Filmmaker Focus #5 Cypress Against Me

Exciting! We have managed to actually continue to present new interviews with our Bike Smut filmmakers! This might not be a big deal to some of you casual readers but our dedicated fans know we can be pretty challenged to maintain a coherent thought! So it is with great pride that we have actually been able to keep it up!

Our 5th interview comes from Gainesville, Florida. Where long time fans of Bike Smut had heard our challenge enough times. "Make a movie, or else we may not come back!" And so we are excited to let em know we are on our way south in your swampy lands.

Half the the filmmaking duo now lives in Boston, where we are showing The Porny Express on Tuesday, Oct 29th. Click here for the details! 

Do you have a back story? An introduction to who you are? Do you like flimmaking?  Why? Have you made movies before? What were they like? 

Cori:  I suppose our back-story is that we are a bunch of queer people who have lived in the Northern Florida town of Gainesville for ranges of 1 to 9 years each.  We are collectively radical queers, former room mates, former lovers, good friends, comrades, and circus freaks.  I (Cori) moved here on a Greyhound bus when I was 17 and haven't left since.  I'm not an experienced film-maker.  The only movies I've personally made include a short about a magic box of cereal, an epic disappearing-ninja duel, a re-cap of my cat's lesbian wedding ceremony and reception, and the story of a fictitious pregnant man.

Bill:   Prior to this, I had only made chemistry videos for my undergraduate university. So when I was approached by some friends to shoot this video, of course I had to say yes. It's not everyday a future high school chemistry teacher gets to make dirty little secrets her straight laced colleagues should never find out about.

What do you think about bikes? Sex?

Why did you shoot for Bike Smut? What you hope people will gain from watching your movie? 

Cori:  We love our bikes!  My bicycle and having the privilege of riding it (especially long distances) is like an emotional release for me.  I hit the trail for a good 30+ miles once a week.  Gainesville, FL claims to be bicycle friendly, and it's trails are ever-expanding.  We wanted our movie to highlight Florida ecology and the city of Gainesville.  We hope it will inspire folks to c'mon down to Florida and bike the beautiful Hawthorne Trail.  Oh, and by the way, the first look-out on that trail makes for some good sunset romance time.

Bill:  If you don't love bikes, you should probably just go home. I moved across the country and my bike came with me. We went from riding flat prairie trails to Boston's blue mountain hills and I would never give him up. We wanted to really show off how great our home state is and show the strong connection we have with the special ecosystem we grew up alongside. We hope people will be turned on by our video and inspired to make their own queer bike porn. I mean afterall, what's porn if you're not getting turned on in one way or another!

Tell us about your movie. Why did you make such an incredible ecosexual adventure?  How did you chose the music? How were the group dynamics? 

Cori:  My initial response to a push from my community to create a film for y'all was "Hey, why the heck not, it'll be fun".  I was so right.  The group that filmed together had nothing but love and brilliant ideas and laughter.  We shared a longer trek out into the woods than is evidenced on film, including a good half hour in the sweltering mosquito-laced heat without a good sense of direction, but we made it to the cypress in good spirits anyway.  The folks in that video are super incredible, talented people that I feel so fortunate to have been close to.  The filming itself involved a conscious element of consent that is inherent in our Gainesville community.  There was frequent checking-in and reflecting on personal comfort levels between all folks involved.  The music we chose is meant to create a transition between the hustle and bustle of city life and the calmness of hitting the trail to wander off on a swampy hike.  We wanted to share some swamp blues goodness with our audience.

Bill:  I think we couldn't have found a better group of people to work with. Everyone was friendly and relaxed and it was really a pressure free zone. I think we had way more fun than we could have anticipated and I feel so grateful to have been a part. What we should have done was filmed ourselves giving each other "tick" searches.. now that's some sexy eco time.

Tell us about the process. What was it like filming outside? How about being sexual in front of the camera? How did you find people to help you make this movie? What were the biggest challenges? What would you have done differently? What about being in that slow moving water? Some people have expressed concern for the players health. Would you like to address them?

Cori:  Filming outside was a challenge due to lighting limitations and time of day.  Our helpful friend Gabe (who is, by the way, a rockin' bike mechanic here in town) lent us a GoPro camera, which attached to our handlebars for some fun motion shots past the downtown utility plant and even caught an angry driver hassling us.  Finding people to film and be filmed was the least challenging aspect.  I'd say some of us were eager to be on or behind the camera.  Having sex on camera almost seemed more of a role than a reality for me.  Though I can't speak for the entire group, I liked that there was more of a playful aspect to our sexuality that day than there might be in private.  In retrospect, I would have liked to get more actual climax shots and possibly more shots of the Hawthorne Trail and wildlife around it.  And of course a higher-res filming device.  As for the slow-moving water scene, we thank the audience for their concerns.  The actor took full responsibility for wanting to film that particular shot and as far as I am aware suffered no ailments in consequence.  The scene itself was shot quickly and I'm under the impression that it wasn't the first time the actor had immersed themselves in swampy waters.  In fact, I'd go so far as to say that doing so aroused the actor.

Bill: The process came pretty smoothly. As the "director" or camera person or whatever I was doing, it became easy to talk to the actors and try to make them feel comfortable ignoring the camera because everyone was just enjoying themselves so much. I would have to say we all were co-directing it together. We all had ideas of what we wanted to do, and it surprisingly was just very fluid. The actors had ideas of what they wanted to do, and so it made it easy to contribute advice to them on how it was coming off behind the lens (no pun intended). All I can hope is that I got good enough shots for the film and Cori did a great job editing them together and making me look like I knew what I was doing. I'm certainly a novice film maker, but I'm extremely proud of what we put together in such a short time.

What would you say to people who do not think this qualifies as porn?

Tell us a story about your community leaning about obscenity and how your community has changed.

Cori:  I'd say that they were welcome to hold that judgement as their own and that their judgement doesn't invalidate the project itself.  I'm not sure I've witnessed a radical change in my community's views on what is obscene.  I have memories dating back 9 years of watching porn with my friends during weekly "porn & pancakes* parties, hosting nude parties and nude beer-toss events.  I've noted just as many sex-positive comrades as I have naysayers through those years.  More recently, a man in town has been dancing around in hot-pants and skin-tight clothing on the corners of busy intersections and I hear onlookers and classmates claiming that even these actions are "obscene".  The outward showcase of our sex or sexuality will of course always differ from the private display of those aspects of a person, and I am incredibly thankful for those people who add to the de-shaming of sexuality by sharing their bodies and sexual experiences with us through live events and the media.  I'm also thankful to now be a contributor to that idea.

Bill: What Cori said.

Would you like to shoot for Bike Smut again? What would you tell other potential filmmakers?

Cori:  Yes!  I would love to do another film.  I'd advise other film makers to partner with people they love and respect, set boundaries and expectations early on, and give themselves lots and lots and lots of filming time to allow for the addition of last-minute concepts.

Bill: Absolutely. I think having a respectful connection with everyone you work with is important, and to just go and have fun with it. You'd be really surprised at what you can come up with and the wonderful art you can create from such a great organization inspiring you to do such a thing. I was approached by my friends having not a clue what Bike Smut was, and I have no regrets in saying yes to participating in this film.

Thanks for having us!

- Cori & Bill Nylateher

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WHEW! Well I cant say much more than we are THRILLED to share your video! It comes off as gritty, raw and absofuckinglutely genuine. The kind of honest expression of joy and liberation of your body that really encourages the audience to think, "They are enjoying themselves and having so much fun filming it! I can do that too!" which might be the highest compliment we can afford to give a filmmaker without playing favorites. 

Moreover its so neat having an Ecosexual porn in the program! Annie Sprinkle would be so proud. As we have frequently quoted her it's important to see the Earth as a lover rather than our mother. In this way we might achieve some balance in our planet just as we would expect to have equality with our lovers.

Pretty smart fucking lady, that Annie Sprinkle.

Cori & Bill, we hope you will make another for us soon!

Filmmaker Focus #4 Brazen Saddles

Every week (or sometimes 3 times per week...) we present a new interview with someone who decided, "I want to make a bike porn and share it with Bike Smut!"

Our 4th interview is also our 3rd (and final, for now) interview with a Montreal based artist. Extra exciting because tonight is also the world premiere of this movie!

Do you have a back story?:

SKYLAR: You mean besides being really into bikes and sex and the blurring of those lines?

An introduction to who you are:

Julia is a recent journalism graduate with plenty of video experience under her belt, though this is the first piece of fiction she's ever done. She's quite capable of working a DSLR one handed while riding a bike.

Skylar was a philosophy and sexuality studies student, who put that to use by being a bike messenger for a while (lots of time to think and lots of ass-on-saddle time). The last video Skylar made before this was a chalkboard stop-motion animation when he was 9.

We're also partners, both really into bikes, sex, and the sexiness of bikes and people on them.

Do you like filmmaking?  Why?:

SKYLAR: Yes! Although there have been many long and stressful nights in this process, seeing ideas represented and creating something feels great.

JULIA: I work with other people’s films on a daily basis as a so having my own ideas being worked on feels great. Also having a wonderful group of people who believe in the project we created is very rewarding.

SKYLAR: I think the best part of making this film was really the process itself. When we first started reaching out to people, I think we said, "the most important thing we're doing here is having fun". And it totally was, from huddling under blankets in insane Montreal weather to sexy folk riding bikes in sexy outfits around town, to sitting down at the end of the day with beers and food and just hanging out.

Have you made movies before? What were they like?

JULIA: Never fiction! Julia has done lots of mini docs and music videos.

Why do you make the movies you do?

JULIA: We made Brazen Saddles because we wanted to make an erotic film in Montréal, exploring issues we think are important, such as representation of women in bike culture and consent.

How you came to shoot for Bike Smut and what you hope people will gain from watching your movie?:

SKYLAR: We went to Bike Smut last year in Montreal and loved it. One thing we noticed though was the quality of a lot of the films. We don't mean content, even one of the ones done in one take on what seemed to be an iPhone was sexy as hell. We asked, "Why isn't there much alternative porn with higher production quality?" That got into a long conversation on viewership, the economy of porn, the means of production, access to porn (paid vs. free), etc.  Somewhere in that process we finally realized what we had available to us: a couple DSLR cameras and people who know how to use them, a cargo bike + trailer to haul gear, friends with lighting equipment or access to equipment, friends with shops or connections to bike shops, and of course, friends interested in getting naked. All of a sudden it was just as simple as, "Let's do it."

As for what we want people to gain from watching it… Maybe some increased blood flow, a little sweat, some heart racing? We're definitely a little nervous because we aimed so high with what we wanted from the film, probably higher than what time realistically permitted (and the time that was totally volunteered by the other 20 or so people involved). I think aside from being turned on, we really hope people appreciate the sex scene. The whole film was scripted except for this, and that was intentional. We wanted to film something very real, not contrived or planned. We think we got this, and it's pretty fucking sexy.

Tell us about your movie:

SKYLAR: It takes place in a small quiet town, where everything is relatively peaceful and orderly, largely thanks to the kind, helpful, and law-enforcing town Sheriff. Everything would be great in this orderly world if it wasn't for the ruckus girl-gang, Lola and the Alleycats, who make mischief and disregard all the rules of the road to ride fast and hard. One day, the Sheriff has enough of the Alleycats teasing and blatant disregard for the law and takes chase. Without giving much more away, let's just say chasing some sexy riders with asses in the air who playfully taunt and tease you while you sweat it out might get some a little hot.

Tell us about the process:

JULIA: We really wanted everyone involved to be part of it, especially the actors. We wrote the script and then had a session where we talked about porn, bikes, femininity and bikes, women and bikes, bikes and gender, and also about the actors’ roles within the script. Especially for the main characters, we let them build their identities as they felt it. We didn’t write it in that the Sheriff would wear pink, for example. That was something that the actor wanted and that collaboration was something we really enjoyed.

Who wrote it?:

We did.

What was it like filming outside?:

SKYLAR: Terrible. We had a very tight schedule, since coordinating over a dozen people to dedicate a whole day (multiple days really) to shooting is not easy. The first day of shooting we had 9 hours of shooting planned. It was April 20th, and on that day it went from 70F/21C, partially cloudy, and gorgeous, 34F/1C with hail, to sun, to rain, to sun, to snow, to sun, to heavy winds that ruined any audio recording. It was ridiculous, because we were concerned with "continuity" on screen, but reality didn't even have continuity.

We of course also got one asshole cat-calling some of our actresses in the middle of a shot, who wouldn't leave even when a dozen people were yelling at him to get out. Though, humorously, he did end up yelling "Whatever, you're probably making some gay porno anyways", and we yelled back "Yes! We are actually!"

How did you find people to help you make this movie?

SKYLAR: Through journalism school, sexuality studies, and messenger life, we seemed to have a pretty strong network already. We did a couple call-outs though, and the response was very positive. We've actually got a few people already who contacted us interested in getting involved in another one.

What about shooting on location?

JULIA: When we had people in skimpy clothing ride bikes and pretend it wasn’t a cold, snowy Montreal April day by the Lachine canal, it was a bit of a challenge. After that, everything seemed easy.

In the bike shop?

JULIA: We got the full support from a local bike co-op, Right to Move, who not only gave us permission to shoot in their space, but also generously contributed to the fund that went to feed the actors and crew. Shooting in their space was awesome!

What were the biggest challenges?

SKYLAR: The biggest challenge hands down had to be coordination of a crew this big. We ended up losing shooting time because too much time passed before we could get everyone together again. Tattoos were gotten, hair changed, bikes changed, the trees filled in with leaves, the sun was setting in a different part of the sky, there was no way we could do it without it being obvious. This is also the challenge of so much of the film being outdoors. It'd be different if we were paying people, cause then we can be more adamant about production needs like availabilities and such, but it was all volunteer. As is, most people involved put in 20+ hours into the making of this film.

What would you have done differently?

SKYLAR: If we do it again, we'll work with a much smaller cast and probably find an indoor set.

What about the sex?

JULIA: When we were about to shoot the sex scene, the actors requested everyone from the crew to take off their pants! And if that was to make them more comfortable, it definitely worked. We were thrilled with the results, and it really comes through how much they are into it.

What would you say to people who do not think this qualifies as porn?

SKYLAR:Well, what qualifies as "porn", or "erotica" or just "sexual imagery" or whatever rating boards use? We don't really care too much about whether or not this "qualifies as porn", we just hope people find it sexy, that there's a comfortableness in this sexiness, and that it's apparent our actresses and crew were having fun.

Tell us a story about your community learning about obscenity and how your community has changed.

JULIA: It’s interesting you ask that. In our little sex-positive, university-educated, radical politics bubble we don’t think anything we did with our film is obscene in any way. Personally, I prefer to call our film “erotica”, which is artistic work “that deals substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing subject matter” (thanks Wiki), while “obscenity” is defined by U.S. Law as material that can be considered by the average person “of prurient interests”. And prurient has also a relative meaning, “having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.” So does our film have prurient interests? I don’t think so. I don’t think there is and “excessive” interest in sexual matters. But that’s beside the point.

Our partnership with the community in Montreal was essential for Brazen Saddles to happen. We filmed in two bike shops, one of them a co-op, we borrowed equipment from a community TV station, from bike community people, friends and acquaintances. I’m not sure the community has changed in a significant way, but I know that conversations over what is “pornographic” have been sparked, as well as what is the role of a community in supporting sex-positivity.

Would you like to shoot for Bike Smut again? What would you tell other potential filmmakers?

JULIA: We would love to! I’d tell other potential filmmakers to get in touch and talk about their plans. I know it definitely helped us, and it’d be great to have open lines of communication with Bike Smut content creators.

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Thank you Julia, Skylar and the entire cast, crew and supporters of Brazen Saddles! We are thrilled to present the world premiere of your film tonight in Montreal!

Filmmaker Focus #3 - The Hot, The Bold The Foxy

Its time for another Filmmaker Focus! This week we hear form Mayssan, a Lebanese woman who loves her bicycle, movies and encouraging mirth in Montreal.

I wasn't actively planning on doing a smut for this year until a week before I shot the movie. I heard that Julia and Skylar were making a movie for Bike Smut and looking for actors/resses, I was real down for that. "A western? Wow! That's the theme? I love westerns!" I have wanting to make one for years, and a little voice in my head has been saying: "You can't make a western without a horse!"

This came like a dream! the bicycle would replace the horse in a romantic, yet realistic way! I damned myself for not thinking about it by myself and set my mind on doing a smutty western. It was two weeks before the deadline. I specially like spaghetti westerns, what i like about them is that
they are over stylized and aware of it, yet they remain raw and grungy. My first instinct was to do the Good the Bad and the Ugly, the dual scene, for purely stylistic reasons... but before I decided on that idea I thought about parodying another Leone western :  For a Fistful of Dildos (the last scene again). The good, the bad and the ugly just kind came together faster so I went for it. But I swore to do the sequel. The costumes all come from my wardrobe, except for the hats. Hence the disco theme (I am a DiscoBoy). We thought that disco and spaghetti would go well together

. The whip is my personal whip i used when I trained horseback riding back in Lebanon and i made the flogger out of inner tubes of course.

I wasn't yet decided on which one of the westerns to make when i started talking to Francis about wanting to make a smut. Francis was super excited and wanted to help. We brainstormed. They say, "My friend Simon from Germany is coming into town next week, you should meet him"…"he's a videographer" "does he have a camera?" "yes" "would you let him shoot?" "yes"

I stormed back home, this is my opportunity, I can't let it slip, I feel it the ideas starting to form inside my chest… the actress, the camera… my head turns, I need a location… my phone rings, it's Jamie. Jamie is the only other person that I know that would be up to anything, anytime for the fun or the art of it. She has a voice lesson in Toronto, she says she thought she'd take the opportunity to come visit me in Montreal (8 hours away, go figure!), would that be a good time? if you wanna be in a smut it would! Sure!
The next couple of days I spent riding, visualizing a movie in my head. I am looking for sand and horizon.
Nothing!
At home Marguarita who's heard me ask about a location at Right to Move, a community bike shop, writes to tell me that next to her house in Laval is some vacant land, with sand! Did I hear Sand? There are pictures, with real sand... Simon gets from the plane to the park, and a pleasure to meet him, conversation flows until we are both exhausted and over-laughed. This is gonna be a blast!

With Jamie and Simon, we go to the park the next day, and try out some shots. I make out with my bike, hmmm! How sexy it is close to my body. I let my bike top me, it lays there on top of me, cold, dirty. I am horny, it makes me laugh!

On the day of the shooting, we were first to arrive at the location…. But not so long after, 6 kids aged around 12 came armed with guns and paint come to their usual spot. They suspect from our costumes that we are getting smutty and hang around. Getting the kids to leave the set was the most challenging part of making the film. They sure cleared the area but kept sneaking as much as they could to the action, while firing guns and yelling dirty things

Kieran is sure that the story of the smut will live on forever in a town like Laval, that these kids will proudly tell their grandsons who in turn would tell it to their grandsons, the legacy of the proud smut witnesses.

We liked this idea and sang a song as we walked out of the woods, the song goes like this "ta ta ttata ta ta making porn in Canadian forest in what i do in my free time… ta tat a tata ta…
When people tell me it is not porn, i say it is true it is not.. and I ain't proud of that or anything… It just isn't a porn yet for me. It's a tease, it's hot, it's bike-centric but it doesn't turn you on the way a porn does. It's an intro to a porn. it needs a sequel to be porn. 

Making this smut changed my life in many ways. I am a filmmaker and I love sexuality but i had never put the two together, despite thinking about it. Now it seems like a priority for me, I see the need for it and I want to do as many smutty film as often and as possible. Bike-centric or not…

Flood the net with conscious porn. Get smart people into porn. I owe this to Bike Smut…. and the funnest week of my spring.

I tell anyone who thinks they wanna make a smut to go ahead and do it. I wanna see it.

Many things I would have done differently. 

I am really annoyed that Jamie didn't show her tits, she would have, we just shot her once and didn't get to shoot her again. There was a lot of things missing.

I would have made it one song shorter too, and/or would have thought a funnier or sexier twist at the end. 

But it's made... and that's what counts.

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Whoa! Thanks Mayssan! This was so delightful. Thanks for sharing your voice, body and ideas. They are all quite fabulous. We couldn't agree more, encouraging everyone to make their own conscious pornography would do a lot to changing the way we think and deal with sex.

Own your own sex! Own your own transportation!

This isnt over! we still have one more rad Montreal bikesexual filmmaker that we will hear from Thursday, Oct 17th! Get ready!!

Filmmaker Focus #2 - Vulvaline

We continue our weekly series where you the content starved bikesexuals get to learn a little more about the people who turn you on to getting off... on bikes!

FILMMAKER FOCUS

This 2nd Filmmaker Focus highlights a brilliant bit of bikesexual/automotive/transpirational tonge-in-cheeky action. The kind that pulls you in and brings your attention to a peak then delivers the big "HEYO!" at the end. Its one of THREE from Montreal this year, the most movies we have ever received from a single city in one program. It is also directed by a woman, although that is hardly a rarity for Bike Smut. 7 of the 12 movies are directed by women compared to only 4 by men (and there is a little queerness about some of the directors' gender so it might be closer to 5 or 6 women, 2 or 3 men with 6 films by queer filmmakers/multi-gendered collaborations)

But why listen to us prattle when you can hear direct from Marie-Ève Laroche, of Montreal, Quebec.

This is the little story of Vulvaline... 

I made the movie Vulvaline because my boyfriend went to your presentation in Montréal last year and when he came back, he told me that it was the best evening of his life. At the same place he saw sexual movie, bike performance, he ate grill-cheese and he drank lot of cheap beer, four thing that my lover can kill to have! 

He was so impress about your festival that he spend the last year trying to convince me to make our personal movie. He wanted us to go downhilling naked with just a fullface helmet and having outside sex after the ride. All this while being filmed! I was not very open to his idea, I am video journalist and usually when I produce a video, it's for more serious subject!  

But is stubbornness had made a trail in my mind and one night that I could not sleep, I found the idea for my movie. It's inspired by a friend who described us little bit too much about the juice of his fuckfriend. He told us, that she produce so much that he can market it for old dry women. 

   

My boyfriend is a bike shop owner and he told so many customers about the festival, that it was not difficult to find a beautiful girl willing to play in my movie. Maria (the actress) was very motivate and we made the movie in one day last spring. I borrowed all the equipment at my job and William my colleague helped me for the filming and editing. He was very professionnel because I don't know many guys who can stay concentrated when filming a girl cuming. 

I love my bike! It's the reason how I met my boyfriend. I using it every day, twelve month by year and this is why I made a movie about Love bike. I know it's a very soft film for your festival but I hope you will appreciate! 

 Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and feelings!

Bike Smut 7: The Porny Express in Montreal
Thursday, October 17th!
Cafe Cleopatra
1230 St. Laurent 
9pm