Teach Me Tonight…
I spent some time on the phone yesterday with Bill Stackhouse, the director of the Institute for Gay Men’s Health at GMHC. They had requested we send over a few copies of Damon and Hunter: Doing it Together for their education and outreach, and I was curious to hear how the film was going to be used.
What Mr. Stackhouse told me is that he thought the film would be particularly valuable with men who are not yet having anal sex, but are curious about it. Bill felt that between the frank depiction of Damon taking Hunter anally (including lubing up and donning a condom), and the candid testimony, it would help these men get a more realistic impression of how anal sex happens in real life than they might get from other sources.
We’re also sending a few copies out to San Francisco Sex Information a sex information hotline that’s been serving the Bay Area for over 30 years. For much the same reasons cited by Bill Stackhouse,Thomas Roche thought D&H would be a good tool for volunteer education (M&J and X&D are already in the SFSI library). There are precious few resources, straight, gay, or lesbian that show people having “everyday” sex.
Of course our films aren’t convieved of, or offered as educational experiences. My hope is simply to entertain and arouse; two noble purposes in and of themselves, but too often given the short shrift when the subject is sex! But it’s great to hear that our (hopefully entertaining and arousing) films can also educate and inform people about sex in a positive way!
May 2nd, 2006 at 6:20 am
The spouse and I watched the DVD last night. It was wonderful. The guys are quite funny and real. Hunter is not how I’d imagined he would be, and Damon will be the star of many lust-filled fantasies to come.
The interview with them both was very well done, they’re funny!
I’ve been looking forward to the movie for so long and it did not disappoint. Setting aside the titillation factor, it’s great to see a “porn” movie where the stars actually kiss. You never see that. For me, anyway, that’s the sexiest part.
Good job! I’m going to be looking into more of your films. I might even branch out a bit and buy one with a heterosexual couple. The spouse needs a break, I think! Thank you very much for making this film.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:22 am
Chanond –
Even after the 50 or so viewings (in various stages) need to finish the film, the interview still has some moments that are laugh out loud funny for me and Peggy. I wish there was some way I could see it for the first time now that it’s finished!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the film!
August 28th, 2006 at 8:02 am
[...] As you try to wrap your brain around this, please keep in mind that only two days before the OFLC informed us that if an Australian counterpart to The Institute for Gay Men’s Health or The San Francisco Sex Information Hotline were to use DAMON AND HUNTER with their clients, or merely kept the DVD on their library shelves, they would be subject to fine and jail time. [...]