The Auteur

Dubbed ‘the Stanley Kubric of porn,’ director Arturo Domingo was a living legend in the industry. Having spent his formative years immersed in both the Cahiers du Cinema and Hustler, he went on to become an acclaimed porn director delivering classics such as Five Easy Nieces and Dyke Club, while his misunderstood masterpiece Full Metal Jackoff gave a new meaning to the term ‘dramatic climax’. After that, his star faded. An invitation to receive a lifetime achievement award from a Portland festival will become a starting point for a trip down memory lane for the aged director. Irreverently echoing Wild Strawberries, James Westby’s delicious mocumentary is a moving and often hilarious account of an old man trying to come to terms with his past to reach atonement. Or climax.

Director: James Westby
Screenwriter: James Westby
Cinematography: Alan Jacobsen
Editing: Byrd McDonald, James Westby
Principal Cast: Melik Malkasian, Katherine Flynn, John Breen, Cara Seymour