Maria Beatty

Venezuelan born filmmaker Maria Beatty has produced, directed and at times starred in 25 fetish/sm (sadomasochistic) films over the past 17 years. From 1994 on, she became renowned for her short films which explore the depths of female sexuality and fantasy, setting new standards in erotic cinema. Her vision is inspired by Expressionist German Cinema, French Surrealism, American Film Noir and underground sexually subversive gay filmmakers such as Kenneth Anger and Jean Genet. Her sophisticated style (mainly in black and white) commands the viewer with an enveloping aesthetic that unsettles as captivates. In 1989 she produced and directed her first film entitled "Gang of Souls" a documentary exploring the insights and influence of the Beat poets. Some of the artists featured in this film include - William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Jim Carroll, Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins. Soon after, in 1991, she directed her second documentary entitled, "Sphinxes Without Secrets" that presents some of the most engaging work produced by women performance artists: Diamanda Galas, Carolee Schneemann, Holly Hughes, Annie Sprinkle and others. She has just completed her first feature film, an erotic melodrama, entitled "Boy in a Bathtub". She lives in Paris.

Her films have been presented internationally-Canal + "La Nuit Gay" (France), ARTE "Soiree Thema" "INSPIRED" premiered May 28th 2004 (France/ Germany), Channel 13 (NY), The Whitney Museum (NY), Museum of Modern Art (NY), The International Center of Photography (NY), The New Museum (NY), Lux Cinema (UK), The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (CA), Centre Audiovisuel Simone de Beauvoir (France) and various other museums, galleries and international film festivals.

Other sm porn films directed by Maria Beatty:
MASK OF INNOCENCE
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND Part 1
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND Part 2
WATERWORLD
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