The Lost Sex Films of Kings Cross

Sex, Art and History!
Counterculture bohemian artists George and Charis Schwarz were breaking taboos and pushing boundaries in the 70s, being early pioneers of Australia's "Erotic Films". This screening will include four short films that have been restored by film historian Leon O'Regan of Ex-Film, and will include a contextual introduction to the films and Q&A session.

THE DREAM [1970]. 3 MINUTES 
The earliest explicit sex film produced in Australia for theatrical presentation. This exceptionally rare silent 8mm short was often confiscated by vice squad detectives and was rediscovered only recently hidden inside a matchbox in Darlinghurst..

SEX AIDS AND HOW TO USE THEM [1974]. 29 MINUTES
The first explicit sex film passed by the Australian censors, produced and exhibited in Australia. The highest grossing Australian short film of its time. 

WELL, MY DEAR! [1975]. 46 MINUTES
The follow-up to SEX AIDS, WELL, MY DEAR was refused classification and never publicly screened. This 'lost' Australian sexploitation film is a time capsule of Kings Cross, shot inside the Barrel Theatre on Bayswater Road and depicting androgyny, bisexuality and the vibrant bohemian flamboyance of Sydney's '70s queer scene.

STAGE [1972]. 23 MINUTES
Shot inside Sandra Nelson's A.O. Club in King's Cross and featuring a young Mark Lewis (Cane Toads), legendary Kings Cross doorman, Peter 'Half Mo' Crofts and several notorious Kings Cross strippers; STAGE is a common story of abandonment. A rarely seen time capsule of Kings Cross.