In the new documentary Women of the White Buffalo, an often misunderstood and misrepresented group shares their world
The poster for Women of the White Buffalo, a documentary about the Lakota people and their history, comes from a portrait that director Deborah Anderson took to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Mmiwg). The photo features a Lakota woman, Delacina Chief Eagle, looking directly at the camera with wounded eyes, her hair disheveled, a feather hanging off to one side and a red handprint representing Mmiwg smudged across her mouth.
That image, which was originally on display at the Beverly Hills Leica Gallery alongside other portraits, is loaded, leaning into tropes regularly used for settler consumption over the past century. Chief Eagle, a survivor of rape and abuse, is modelled to look the stoic Native wearing recognizable Indigenous iconography, from the feather to the handprint worn like war paint.
The poster for Women of the White Buffalo, a documentary about the Lakota people and their history, comes from a portrait that director Deborah Anderson took to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Mmiwg). The photo features a Lakota woman, Delacina Chief Eagle, looking directly at the camera with wounded eyes, her hair disheveled, a feather hanging off to one side and a red handprint representing Mmiwg smudged across her mouth.
That image, which was originally on display at the Beverly Hills Leica Gallery alongside other portraits, is loaded, leaning into tropes regularly used for settler consumption over the past century. Chief Eagle, a survivor of rape and abuse, is modelled to look the stoic Native wearing recognizable Indigenous iconography, from the feather to the handprint worn like war paint.
- 4/12/2022
- by Radheyan Simonpillai
- The Guardian - Film News
Film exec, producer and financier Mike Ilitch Jr. has pacted with Damascus Road Productions, led by Ryan and Heather O’Quinn for a slate of multiple upcoming films to be announced in the coming weeks. With Ilitch as executive producer, the O’Quinn’s company produced the upcoming “Paul’s Promise,” a biopic about former racist firefighter-turned-pastor Paul Holderfield at the height of the Civil Rights movement. Nick Logan also serves as executive producer.
The team, along with actor-director Dean Cain, recently wrapped production on “Little Angels,” about a 12-year-old girls’ soccer team.
“Inspiring audiences through entertainment has always been a goal for our companies,” said Ilitch. “The films on our slate have a broad budget range and extensive genres.”
L.A.-based Damascus Road focuses on family and faith-based entertainment across all platforms. Its global distribution arm, Integrity Releasing, allows independent filmmakers access to theatrical and home entertainment distribution.
‘Women of the White Buffalo...
The team, along with actor-director Dean Cain, recently wrapped production on “Little Angels,” about a 12-year-old girls’ soccer team.
“Inspiring audiences through entertainment has always been a goal for our companies,” said Ilitch. “The films on our slate have a broad budget range and extensive genres.”
L.A.-based Damascus Road focuses on family and faith-based entertainment across all platforms. Its global distribution arm, Integrity Releasing, allows independent filmmakers access to theatrical and home entertainment distribution.
‘Women of the White Buffalo...
- 3/24/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
In celebration of Black History Month, the Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) and the Black Artists Group will host a webinar on February 16 that will explore the contributions of Black animation pioneers.
The discussion, titled Drawing Ourselves: Being Black in Animation, will feature the personal journeys of panelists Everett Downing Jr., co-director of the Oscar-winning animated short Hair Love; Sidney Clifton, executive producer of the animated TV series Black Panther; multiple Daytime Emmy-nominated animator Ron Myrick; and Carole Holliday, recipient of Black Women Animate’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
The webinar will be moderated by supervising animation director Kimson Albert and Deborah Anderson, aka The BlkWmnAnimator.
“The effects of racism do not stop at the animation studio door,” said Local 839 business rep Steve Kaplan, “and we need to forge pathways into leadership positions for Black artists and writers in order to truly see change in our industry. We hope this event will...
The discussion, titled Drawing Ourselves: Being Black in Animation, will feature the personal journeys of panelists Everett Downing Jr., co-director of the Oscar-winning animated short Hair Love; Sidney Clifton, executive producer of the animated TV series Black Panther; multiple Daytime Emmy-nominated animator Ron Myrick; and Carole Holliday, recipient of Black Women Animate’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
The webinar will be moderated by supervising animation director Kimson Albert and Deborah Anderson, aka The BlkWmnAnimator.
“The effects of racism do not stop at the animation studio door,” said Local 839 business rep Steve Kaplan, “and we need to forge pathways into leadership positions for Black artists and writers in order to truly see change in our industry. We hope this event will...
- 2/10/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
★★★☆☆Recognised for her work as a multimedia artist and candid photographer of A-list celebrities, Deborah Anderson follows up her renowned art books Room 23 and Paper Thin with her first feature documentary: the intimate, provocative Aroused (2013), an inquisitive study of a selection of women in the adult film industry. Arranging snippets of interviews she shares with sixteen of the most successful women in porn, Anderson's debut is less a full-scale investigation of that particular industry and the effects it has had on those involved, but more of an in-depth portrait of the women she's chosen to shed light on.
- 12/12/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Aroused is the directorial debut of photographer Deborah Anderson, and for her first film, she created a documentary about women working in the adult film industry. Anderson invited a wide range of adult film actresses to talk about their life and careers and then later participate in an intimate photo shoot. Instead of defining these women solely by their profession, Anderson sought to give a fuller picture of these women and their lives. What kind of family life did they have growing up? Did they have a lot of siblings? Are they close to their parents?
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- 8/8/2013
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
New York, May 05: Director Deborah Anderson, a celeb and fashion photographer, whose work has graced the pages of everything from Vanity Fair to Playboy, has described her new photo book and documentary- Aroused- as "an under-the-covers view of women in the porn industry."
The book looks at how the porn actors, often deemed victims or fringe performers, see themselves, the New York Daily reported.
Superstar Kayden Kross told the publication that she didn't get into porn because she was desperate, but because she was bored.
She said she had an education, and nothing else appealed to her like this. She added that she likes.
The book looks at how the porn actors, often deemed victims or fringe performers, see themselves, the New York Daily reported.
Superstar Kayden Kross told the publication that she didn't get into porn because she was desperate, but because she was bored.
She said she had an education, and nothing else appealed to her like this. She added that she likes.
- 5/5/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
There’s a probing, but flattering documentary yet to be made about the secret lives of porn stars. Unfortunately, “Aroused,” the directorial debut of photographer Deborah Anderson, is not it. This mostly black-and-white documentary boasts what pretends to be an uncensored look at the inner lives of porn stars, ostensibly a side project along to Anderson’s evocative primary skill. She brands them “some of the most successful women in the business of sex,” but the sixteen performers selected for showcase seem to be secondary to Anderson’s elaborate set-up. What follows is mostly a free-form discussion with what is quickly becoming the narrow world of “mainstream” heterosexual pornography. The focus is on “contract girls,” those who have been selected to be the face of a certain company. Predictably, most are white, though the greatest insights into their childhood come from French-speaking Asian performer Katsuni, but her early revelation of...
- 5/4/2013
- by Gabe Toro
- The Playlist
New York, May 3: To find out what makes young, pretty, good girls pursue careers in porn, photographer and filmmaker Deborah Anderson has made a documentary and fine-art photography book on the subject.
'Aroused' opened in select theaters on Thursday and is available for download on iTunes. The book is available on Amazon.
Anderson was inspired to explore these women's stories after casting a porn star in a photo shoot for a magazine, according to the Huffington Post.
She was struck by the woman's warm personality and her stories of harsh treatment from the public despite contributing to a widely consumed product.
'Aroused' opened in select theaters on Thursday and is available for download on iTunes. The book is available on Amazon.
Anderson was inspired to explore these women's stories after casting a porn star in a photo shoot for a magazine, according to the Huffington Post.
She was struck by the woman's warm personality and her stories of harsh treatment from the public despite contributing to a widely consumed product.
- 5/3/2013
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
Look at that poster below. Look at the “artful” way the cursive “A” conforms to the buttocks of the model they’ve used to stand in for the sixteen porn stars interviewed in this documentary. The website (Nsfw) for The Aroused Project claims that it’s about “the lost sensuality of a woman.” The implication, to me at least, is that pornography has warped sensuality and sexuality into commodification, and that director Deborah Anderson seeks to pierce that cultural norm by talking to “the real women” behind these cheesy stage names.
Maybe. There’s a blurry line between honest artistic intent and just another form of exploitation. In either case, this isn’t really what these women are “really” like. They might be opening up about their lives and personal philosophies, but it’s still in a carefully constructed environment, and their confessions are filtered through the sensibilities of the filmmakers.
Maybe. There’s a blurry line between honest artistic intent and just another form of exploitation. In either case, this isn’t really what these women are “really” like. They might be opening up about their lives and personal philosophies, but it’s still in a carefully constructed environment, and their confessions are filtered through the sensibilities of the filmmakers.
- 5/2/2013
- by Dan Schindel
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Los Angeles -- Ever wonder what makes young, pretty, "good" girls pursue careers in porn?
So did Deborah Anderson, that's why she made a documentary and fine-art photography book on the subject. "Aroused" opens in select theaters Thursday and is available for download on iTunes. The book is available on Amazon.
Many of the 16 adult-film actresses featured in "Aroused" attended the film's premiere Wednesday night at the Landmark Theatre and hung around afterward to autograph the coffee-table book.
Anderson was inspired to explore these women's stories after casting a porn star in a photo shoot for a magazine. She was struck by the woman's warm personality and her stories of harsh treatment from the public despite contributing to a widely consumed product of a billion-dollar industry.
Porn stars are not failed actresses. They enjoy their work and see off-duty sex as having nothing to do with their day jobs. All have had sexually-transmitted diseases.
So did Deborah Anderson, that's why she made a documentary and fine-art photography book on the subject. "Aroused" opens in select theaters Thursday and is available for download on iTunes. The book is available on Amazon.
Many of the 16 adult-film actresses featured in "Aroused" attended the film's premiere Wednesday night at the Landmark Theatre and hung around afterward to autograph the coffee-table book.
Anderson was inspired to explore these women's stories after casting a porn star in a photo shoot for a magazine. She was struck by the woman's warm personality and her stories of harsh treatment from the public despite contributing to a widely consumed product of a billion-dollar industry.
Porn stars are not failed actresses. They enjoy their work and see off-duty sex as having nothing to do with their day jobs. All have had sexually-transmitted diseases.
- 5/2/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Here are the revelations on offer in Aroused, a first feature from celebrity photographer Deborah Anderson that aspires to be a consciousness-raising documentary but is only as deep as a tube of lipstick: Porn actresses are real people. They have childhoods and partners and friends. Some come from broken homes. Many face stigma from "civilians" for their profession. The unjust paradox Aroused obsesses over and hopes to dismantle is our culture's sexual dependence on the very women it scorns for their promiscuity. Anderson's solution is to present 16 porn actresses in a different visual context—think "perfume-ad erotica"—and allow them to speak frankly about their lives and their work. Sixteen is a lot of women to meet in just 69 (heh) minutes, so Aroused </...
- 5/2/2013
- Village Voice
It’s not every day that there’s a documentary that exposes the lives of porn stars. But “Aroused” is just the documentary to do it. The film, directed by Deborah Anderson, stars many of today’s porn stars: Belladonna, Kayden Kross, Lisa Ann, Katsumi, Teagan, Ash Hollywood, Misty Stone, Tanya Tate, Asphyxia, Jesse Jane, Francesca Le, Lexi Belle, April O’Neil, Brooklyn Lee, Allie Haze, Alexis Texas and Fran Amidor. “Get up close and personal with 16 of the most successful women in the adult film industry as they shed their clothes for an intimate photo shoot with director Deborah Anderson. As questions are asked, personal stories about their lives are revealed, from [ Read More ]
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- 4/30/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
Title: Aroused Directed by: Deborah Anderson Starring: Belladonna, Kayden Kross, Lisa Ann, Katsumi, Teagan Presley, Ash Hollywood, Misty Stone, Tanya Tate, Asphyxia, Jesse Jane, Francesca Le, Lexi Belle, April O’Neil, Brooklyn Lee, Allie Haze, Alexis Texas and Fran Amidor. Running time: 73 minutes, Unrated, Available on VOD 04/04/13 & in theaters 05/03/13 Photographer Deborah Anderson creates a documentary on the production of her upcoming fine art photography book where the subjects are 16 successful women in the adult film industry. Filmed mostly in black and white, Director Deborah Anderson interviews porn star actresses as they get their hair and make-up done and talk about how they grew up, how they [ Read More ]
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- 4/4/2013
- by juliana
- ShockYa
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