Masters of the Pillow (2003)
You Say You Want a Porno Revolution?
Traces the making of UC-Davis professor Darrell Hamamoto's first-ever Asian American porn movie ("Skin on Skin") from planning to production. Hou interviews filmmakers Justin Lin ("Better Luck Tomorrow") and Eric Byler ("Charlotte Sometimes"), professor Elaine Kim and playwright David Henry Hwang to get at whether Asian America truly needs its own "porno practices" as a way of decolonizing the community's collective sexual imaginations and confronting how sexuality and masculinity are treated in the Asian American community.
Director: James Hou
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 58 min
Release Date: November 4, 2003
Cast
Original Language: en
Keywords
pornography, race, social & cultural documentary
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Masters of the Pillow about?
- Traces the making of UC-Davis professor Darrell Hamamoto's first-ever Asian American porn movie ("Skin on Skin") from planning to production. Hou interviews filmmakers Justin Lin ("Better Luck Tomorrow") and Eric Byler ("Charlotte Sometimes"), professor Elaine Kim and playwright David Henry Hwang to get at whether Asian America truly needs its own "porno practices" as a way of decolonizing the community's collective sexual imaginations and confronting how sexuality and masculinity are treated in the Asian American community.
- Who directed Masters of the Pillow?
- Masters of the Pillow was directed by James Hou.
- Who stars in Masters of the Pillow?
- Masters of the Pillow stars Darrell Y Hamamoto, Funie Hsu, Layla Chun, Eric Byler, Elaine Kim, David Henry Hwang.
- How long is Masters of the Pillow?
- Masters of the Pillow has a runtime of 58m (58 minutes).
- What genre is Masters of the Pillow?
- Masters of the Pillow is a Documentary film.