| Black & White & Sex | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Winter |
| Produced by | Melissa Beauford John Winter |
| Written by | John Winter |
| Starring | Katherine Hicks Anya Beyersdorf Valerie Bader Roxane Wilson Michelle Vergara Moore Dina Panozzo Saskia Burmeister Maia Thomas Matthew Holmes |
| Music by | Caitlin Yeo |
| Cinematography | Nicola Daley |
| Editing by | Adrian Rostirolla |
| Studio | All At Once Wintertime Films |
| Distributed by | Titan View |
| Release date(s) | Tba Australia |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Black & White & Sex is a 2011 feature film produced by Melissa Beauford. It is the directorial debut of John Winter, best known as the Producer of Rabbit Proof Fence, Paperback Hero and Doing Time for Patsy Cline. [1] The film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in June 2011.[2]
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Black & White & Sex follows a film-within-a-film structure. The entire 94 minutes is a two hander interview between a documentary filmmaker and a sex worker, Angie. Eight different facets of Angie's personality is exposed by eight actresses: Katherine Hicks, Anya Beyersdorf, Valerie Bader, Roxane Wilson, Michelle Vergara Moore, Dina Panozzo, Saskia Burmeister and Maia Thomas. [3]
As the name suggests, Black & White & Sex is shot entirely in black and white. [4]
A filmmaker (Matthew Holmes) is shooting a documentary about sex. He interviews a sex worker, Angie.[5] As she reveals herself, layer-by-layer, she also exposes the man who is interviewing her… [1]
Black & White & Sex was shot using a four camera set up. Each scene was rehearsed before the shoot, but not on the day of the shoot. This meant the actors were "free to roam and be very much in the moment”. [6]
Black & White & Sex premiered at the Sydney Film Festival on Saturday 18 June 2011. It has been listed by several bloggers and publications as one of the top 5 film's that must be seen at the Festival.[7][8][9] It has been picked up by distributor Titan View who will release the film late 2011.