Jennifer Lyon Bell
Jennifer Lyon Bell (born August 6, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an erotic film director/producer, curator, teacher, and writer. She is one of the early members of the feminist pornography[1] movement and ethical porn[2] movement, alongside Erika Lust, Shine Louise Houston, Tristan Taormino, and Maria Beatty. She is the founder and creative director of the independent production company Blue Artichoke Films in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
She has honors degrees from Harvard University in Psychology, (B.A.) and from the University of Amsterdam in Film + Television Studies (M.A.).
Films
[edit]Bell’s films have been cited for their sense of intimacy,[3] realism,[4] and authenticity.[5]
Bell says she aims to create positive social change with her erotic films by purposely eroticizing sexual communication between partners,[6] by diversifying portrayals of gender,[7][8] and by showing diversity in both casting (diverse race, body type, etc.) and in showing the flexible, diverse, creative nature of sex.[9]
Her films have been covered in Vice,[10] BuzzFeed,[11] Playboy,[12] Filmmaker,[13] Dazed,[14] Cosmopolitan,[15] and Huffington Post,[16] among others.
References
[edit]- ^ Mulvey, Laura; Rogers, Anna Backman (May 18, 2015). Feminisms: Diversity, Difference and Multiplicity in Contemporary Film Cultures. Imagining Safe Space in Feminist Pornography. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. p. 81. ISBN 9789048523634.
- ^ Wissot, Lauren (February 26, 2020). "Jennifer Lyon Bell and Stoya Talk "Blue Artichoke Films Presents: Adventures In Intimacy" (and Sex Positivity) | Filmmaker Magazine".
- ^ Silver, Laura (18 May 2015). "Why We Should Be Watching More Feminist Porn". BuzzFeed.
- ^ Jahn, Pam (February 3, 2015). "Silver Shoes: Interview with Jennifer Lyon Bell".
- ^ Nastasi, Alison (27 July 2013). "A Brief Survey of Sexually Autonomous Women in Film". Flavorwire.
- ^ Duits, Linda (2020). Eindelijk Weten Wat Seks Is. Uitgeverij Ten Have. p. 183. ISBN 9789025908768.
- ^ Borrel, Daan; Deelen, Milou (2020). Krabben: Van Vrouw Tot Vrouw. Nijghen Van Ditmar. p. 35. ISBN 9789038807683.
- ^ Sabo, Anne G. (2012). After Pornified: How Women Are Transforming Pornography and Why It Really Matters. Zero Books. p. 157. ISBN 9781780994802.
- ^ Duits, Linda (2020). Eindelijk Weten Wat Seks Is. Utrecht, Netherlands: Uitgeverij Ten Have. p. 183. ISBN 978-90-259-0876-8.
- ^ Deelen, Milou (2018-06-01). "Pornofilmmaker Jennifer Lyon Bell over hoe je de perfecte pornofilm maakt". VICE (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Silver, Laura (2015-05-18). "Why We Should Be Watching More Feminist Porn". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Playboy Magazine, “Geen Slappe Aftreksels: De Afkomst van Porna,” Melissa Janssens, Sept 2016, p. 26-29 Pijper Media, ISSN 0032-1478
- ^ Wissot, Lauren (2019-04-05). ""… When you're a Niche Filmmaker in a World That's Not Always as Openminded as You Might Like": CineKink Artist Spotlight Award Recipient Jennifer Lyon Bell on Her Art Porn Career - Filmmaker Magazine". Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "The porn festival shifting attitudes to sex on screen". Dazed. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Pornos für Frauen: Film ab! Die fünf besten Frauenpornos | Pornos für Frauen: Film ab! Die fünf besten Frauenpornos". www.cosmopolitan.de (in German). 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Hart und emotional: Mit diesem Porno sollen Frauen die Sexualität erleben, nach der sie sich sehnen". 2015-05-22. Archived from the original on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2024-10-25.