The Adult Star & Sex Educator Will Join Casey Calvert
& Magnus Sullivan at October 14 Panel Event!
LOS ANGELES (October 13, 2015) – Adult superstar and sexual health expert jessica drake will join adult star Casey Calvert and filmmaker Magnus Sullivan for a panel titled, “50 Shades of Erotica: The Blurring of the Line Between Hollywood and Adult Entertainment”. The public discussion on the adult industry will take place at the University of Southern California on October 14.
Presented by the USC School of Cinematic Arts, the event will be held at 7 p.m. at the Ray Stark Family Theatre on USC’s campus in Los Angeles. Alex Ago, director of programming and special projects for USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, will moderate.
The event is open to the general public. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
The panel aims to show how sex in Hollywood is about extremes – it is either objectified, fetishized, shown as part of an ogling community, a la “Fifty Shades of Grey,” or it’s shamed by showing characters that embrace what is deemed an overly sexual nature who must change, such as in this summer’s sex comedy “Trainwreck.” Characters who crave sex in a monogamous relationship are generally applauded, while those characters who enjoy an abundance of sex outside of monogamy are generally demonized or require some sort of redemption.
“There is a great need for an open and honest discussion when it comes to how sex is portrayed in film, so I’m very proud to be a part of this panel,” said the Wicked Pictures contract performer who is known as creator, director, producer, and host of the acclaimed sexual education video series “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex”. The newest volume, titled “Foreplay,” will release October 21. “There are a lot of mixed messages Hollywood sends through its portrayal of sex on screen that reinforces a lot of the negative stigma attached to it. Discussions like this will hopefully help bring about a change in attitudes with a healthier view of sex onscreen.”
Wednesday night’s discussion will also focus on the similarities and differences between Hollywood and the adult film industry, as well as what each industry can learn from the other to provide a more accurate depiction of sex on screen.
Joining the discussion will be filmmaker Magnus Sullivan, whose recent groundbreaking independent film “Marriage 2.0” earned wide acclaim for mixing explicit sex scenes with a compelling tale of a modern marriage.
Also joining the panel is adult star Casey Calvert, who educates on the topics of BDSM and fetishes through live appearances around the country, as well as for the e-tail site GameLink.com.
The release of “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Foreplay” will mark the highly acclaimed line’s 12th installment. The sex education series takes viewers through a variety of topics including relationship communication tactics, trigger words, finding a partner’s hot spots, presenting explicit sexual position demonstrations, sexual techniques, and more.
A much sought-after sexual wellness expert and Wicked Pictures contract star, drake travels the world, making speaking appearances with her message of sexual wellness and the importance of maintaining a healthy relationship through a mutually satisfying love life.
For more information about “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex” titles, appearances, and sex education seminar series, visit http://www.guidetowickedsex.com.
For more information on the panel, please visit: http://cinema.usc.edu/events/event.cfm?id=15238.
About jessica drake:
An exclusive Wicked Pictures contract performer, writer, and director, as well as a global humanitarian and emerging sexual wellness authority, jessica drake’s brilliant career is illuminated by her beauty, prodigious talent and adult industry clout. A winner of three coveted AVN Best Actress awards, jessica has solidified her status as one of the adult’s most illustrious stars, but it’s her time devoted to healing, working alongside, and educating those less fortunate of which she is most proud. In her award-winning, self-directed “Guide to Wicked Sex” series, jessica brings erotic topics to life through intimate demonstrations performed by some of today’s hottest adult stars. Each volume addresses a different aspect of human sexuality, which is explored with a distinct blend of knowledge, experience, and good humor, and the series has earned recognition from AVN, XBIZ, and The Feminist Porn Awards. The same demand for her modern sex education DVDs also takes the charismatic speaker around the world – presenting seminars and workshops at expos, retail outlets, and colleges like USC, UCLA, and Chapman University – where she speaks to curious adults desiring to learn more about sex, romance, and communication. For more information on jessica drake, visit www.twitter.com/thejessicadrake.
About jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex:
Three-time AVN Best Actress winner and sexual wellness authority jessica drake brings erotic topics to life through intimate demonstrations performed by some of today’s hottest adult stars in her “Guide to Wicked Sex” series. The stimulating sequences are sensual, provocative and enlivened by an informative optional audio commentary. In each volume of “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex,” writer, producer, director, and host jessica drake addresses a different aspect of human sexuality, ranging from Fellatio and Anal to Basic Positions and Female Masturbation. jessica explores each topic with the same distinct blend of knowledge, experience, and good humor, which led Dee Dennis, the founder of sexuality conference CatalystCon, to praise her as “an amazing sex educator and speaker, who represents a new direction and is breaking new ground” in the sexual self-help genre. The series’ volume on Fellatio earned AVN’s 2012 Best Educational Release trophy, “Anal” was named XBIZ’s 2012 Specialty Release of the Year, “Anal Sex for Men” received AVN’s 2014 Best Educational Release award, and “Plus Size” earned XBIZ’s 2015 Specialty Release of the Year. For more information, visit www.GuideToWickedSex.com, www.Facebook.com/GuideToWickedSex, or www.Twitter.com/Guide2WickedSex.
