Smut Capital of America

World Premiere

Shorts in Competition: Documentary

| USA | 16 MINUTES | English

Documentary

In 1969, as the sexual revolution gained steam, San Francisco effectively decriminalized hardcore pornography. It was the first city in the US to do so, and it turned San Francisco into a boomtown for sex. Smut Capital talks to the theater owners, film producers, and stars in an attempt to recreate a revolution that wasn't televised, but screened.

Cast & Credits

Directed by

Michael Stabile and Michael Stabile

MICHAEL STABILE has been a journalist in and commentator on the adult film business since 2003. He has made several short films about gay sex and sexuality, including a series of PSAs for the Stop AIDS Project. The Smut Capital of America short is part of a larger documentary project on the industry and his first mainstream film.