(Austin, TX / February 24, 2021) – afterglow proudly announces the addition of popular Australian actress Caitlin Stasey to its company ranks as a writer-director for short films.

The just-launched sex-positive adult site brought in Stasey – who shot to fame on favorite Aussie TV shows such as Reign and Please Like Me and now stars in Ed Burns’ Epix series Bridge and Tunnel – to artfully showcase her burgeoning talents as a director in original titles such as U Up? and Lip Service. 

“Caitlin’s a fabulous narrative director, and her involvement brings the high-quality, cinematic Hollywood experience we strive for at afterglow,” said company founder and CEO Lilly Sparks. “We’re thrilled to be working with her in reducing the shame and stigma around sex and sex work.”

Stasey began her journey with afterglow by way of her good friend, intimacy coordinator and afterglow’s Head of Production Allie Oops, and she currently has several projects in the pipeline. Allie met Stasey while working as an intimacy coordinator and they found a common love for sex positivtiy. In addition to U Up? and Lip Service – the latter recently screened at Dan Savage’s HUMP! Festival – she is prepping the release of three new films that beautifully showcase the exquisite spectrum of sexuality among people.

“Porn sets tend to be a hell of a lot more inclusive than traditional film sets,” Stasey told the New York Times earlier this week. “There’s also a lot more conversations surrounding consent, respect and on-set conduct.”

Membership to the afterglow adult network, an empowering community of informative news and opinion articles, discussions and helpful resources to openly engage and explore a unique array of intimate desires, starts at only $10 a month. Step into your pleasure universe at xoafterglow.com.

Founded in 2020 by entrepreneur Lilly Sparks, afterglow is the sex-positive, pleasure-focused platform and community shifting the adult media paradigm. Curating stories, igniting conversations and offering premium video and written content centered on sexual fulfillment, afterglow empowers everyone to become experts in their own pleasure.

Paving the way for a future we want to live and star in, afterglow is an adult site for those 18+ with original, licensed content behind a paywall, and free sex-positive articles. Normalizing sex and porn in a modern world, afterglow is the sex resource we all need.

Lilly Sparks is the founder of afterglow, a revolutionary porn company merging porn and sexual wellness and making steamy films focused on women’s pleasure. Sparks’ inspiration to start afterglow came from struggles in her own sex life. She longed to find resources to help her explore authentic pleasure but felt alone and ashamed.

Knowing she wasn’t alone on this journey, Sparks created afterglow to explore sexuality and support the unabashed enjoyment of sex. Prior to afterglow, Lilly was a serial entrepreneur with expertise in scaling disruptive brands, taking them from zero to millions of revenue.

During her down time, Lilly loves listening to music, being outdoors, and dancing… especially doing all three at once.