Underplayed Gems

Ritual for the Whores (2017)

Ritual for the Whores poster
Directed by
Ulrike Zimmermann, Claudia Richarz
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
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How it feels

This documentary uses direct cinema to capture performances from a conference about sex work in media and art. It presents the material with an observational style and no narration.

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What happens

Ritual for the Whores ist ein Dokumentarfilm im Stil des Direct Cinema aus dem Jahr 2014 von Ulrike Zimmermann und Claudia Richarz. Der Film ist Teil einer dreiteiligen 76-minütigen Dokumentation der Performance-Beiträge der Konferenz Fantasies that matter: Images of Sexwork in Media and Art. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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