HUMP! is an annual film festival founded by Dan Savage in 2005.[1] HUMP! describes itself as "the world's best amateur porn film festival."[1] The festival—which premiered in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon—showcases home-movie erotica, amateur sex cinema, and locally produced pornography,[2] all of which must be five minutes or less.[1] Films are rated by the audience, and awards are given.[1]
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Founded by | Dan Savage |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
HUMP! expanded to 14 additional cities in 2014, starting with sold-out shows at the Music Box Theater in Chicago.[1] As of 2023, HUMP!'s annual tour includes more than fifty cities across the United States, Canada, and Europe.[1] Each year the festival kicks off in Seattle and Portland before beginning its global tour.[1]
In its early years, Dan Savage would destroy the single DVD containing the films, ensuring performers' privacy was preserved forever.[1] In 2023, however, HUMP! launched a streaming library of past entries to allow for "timeless appreciation of [the] festival's creative brilliance."[1]
HUMP! encourages filmmakers to produce entries specifically for HUMP! itself, however, the recognition has become so significant that several films which had premiered at HUMP! have been re-released and achieved significant commercial success, most notably among them the gay feature "Lawnboy" and Gloria Brame's short mockumentary, "How To Get A Leg Up In Porn."[3]
In popular culture
editAt the 25th Sundance Film Festival, the independent film Humpday featured characters creating a submission for the HUMP! film festival. The story of two straight men making a gay erotic film for the HUMP! opened to strongly positive reviews.[4][5][6][7]
In 2012, Yvan Attal made a remake of Humpday under the title Do Not Disturb.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "about". HUMP!. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ Weekend America; produced by Liz Jones; Let's Talk About Porn, Baby Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine; 25 Oct 2008.
- ^ Vanessa Ho (September 9, 2006). "Sex and the city ... of Seattle". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ O'Hehir, Andrew (2009-01-17). "Dude + dude = porno!". Movies. Salon. Beyond the Multiplex. Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
- ^ Nathan Rabin @ Sundance '09: Day Two | Film | Sundance | The A.V. Club
- ^ "Sundance Review: Humpday - Cinematical". Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival - Humpday, Brooklyn's Finest and Push Wow Audiences, Erase Worries - AMC News - AMC". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ "Do Not Disturb: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
External links
edit- Official website
- HUMP! Archived 2007-08-28 at the Wayback Machine The Stranger's annual film festival
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