''After Porn Ends'' is a 2012 American
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
about the
pornography industry
The sex industry (also called the sex trade) consists of businesses that either directly or indirectly provide sex-related products and services or adult entertainment. The industry includes activities involving direct provision of sex-related ...
. It features interviews with
Asia Carrera
Asia Carrera Lemmon (born Jessica Steinhauser, August 6, 1973) is an American former pornographic actress.
Early life
Asia Carrera was born Jessica Steinhauser in New York City to a German mother and Japanese father, the oldest of four sibling ...
,
Nina Hartley,
Mary Carey,
Randy West,
Richard Pacheco,
John Leslie,
Amber Lynn,
Seka,
Raylene
Stacey Bernstein, known professionally as Raylene, is an American former pornographic actress.
Early life
Bernstein was born and raised in Glendora, California. She is of Italian and Mexican descent on her mother's side. Her father is Jewish of ...
,
Bill Margold
William Margold (October 2, 1943 – January 17, 2017) was an American pornographic film actor and porn film director.
Known as Bill Margold, he was a former director of the Free Speech Coalition and was a co-founder of X-Rated Critics Organiza ...
,
Shelley Lubben
Shelley Lubben (May 18, 1968 – February 9, 2019) was an Americans, American author, singer, motivational speaker, and pornographic actress. As a performer in the adult film industry, she was stage name, known professionally as Roxy. After she le ...
,
Luke Ford and
Tiffany Million
Tiffany Million (born Sandra Lee Schwab on April 6, 1966), also known as Tyffany Million, is a former professional wrestler and American pornographic performer who appeared in both heterosexual and lesbian videos. She retired from the adult indu ...
.
Background
Documentary filmmaker Bryce Wagoner, a graduate of
East Carolina University
East Carolina University (ECU) is a public university, public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina.
Founded on March 8, 1907, as a Normal school, teacher training school, East ...
,
interviewed several former porn stars about their lives after leaving the industry. Wagoner got the inspiration for the documentary from a part-time job during his film education: During a
voice-over
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and
motion capture
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break for the video game, ''
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw
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'', a group watched
porn movie
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s and one of them asked what the actors did with their lives after their time in the scene.
In a separate blog post, he explained that the scene was about sexual acts with vegetables.
The questions in the fast-paced interview scenes revolve around four core questions: How do you find your way into this film business? Why do you stop and possibly start again? How can a secure existence or family be built and thus private life and career be separated? How do porn actors differ from other employees?
Asia Carrera
Asia Carrera Lemmon (born Jessica Steinhauser, August 6, 1973) is an American former pornographic actress.
Early life
Asia Carrera was born Jessica Steinhauser in New York City to a German mother and Japanese father, the oldest of four sibling ...
, among others, reports that
Mensa International
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would link to all member websites, but in her case made an exception, since it is a pornographic website.
Sequel
The first sequel, ''After Porn Ends 2'', was released in March 2017.
The industry actors involved included
Janine Lindemulder,
Ginger Lynn,
Darren James
Darren James (born Darren Keith Edwards; February 25, 1964) is an American former pornographic actor and director. He gained notoriety after he contracted HIV and infected three pornographic actresses in 2004.
Discovery of infection and afterm ...
,
Lisa Ann
Lisa Ann Corpora, known professionally as Lisa Ann, is an American pornographic film actress and radio personality. She has also worked as a director and talent agent. She parodied former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin in six adult films and a ...
,
Chasey Lain
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,
Tabitha Stevens
Tabitha Stevens (born February 16, 1970) is an American pornographic actress. In 2007 she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Career
Stevens joined the adult-entertainment industry in the summer of 1995 at the age of 25 after meeting erotic ...
,
Brittany Andrews
Brittany Andrews is an American exotic dancer, pornographic actress, film producer and club DJ. In 2008, Andrews was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Career
Andrews worked in a Milwaukee beauty supply company before starting her career as an ...
and
Georgina Spelvin
Shelley Bob Graham (born March 1, 1936), known professionally as Georgina Spelvin, is a former American actress and pornographic performer who is best known as the star of the classic 1973 pornographic film ''The Devil in Miss Jones'', released ...
.
The second sequel, ''After Porn Ends 3'', was released on 30 October 2018 and it continues to explore whether a career as an adult performer is inherently damaging to the balance of a performer's life once a performer retires from the porn industry. Directed by Brittany Andrews, it features
Christy Canyon
Christy Canyon (born June 17, 1966) is a retired pornographic actress and American radio personality. She is an inductee of the AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame.
Career
Canyon has performed in over 100 adult films. She retired from performing in front ...
,
Tera Patrick,
Herschel Savage
Herschel Savage (born Harvey Cohen on November 25, 1952) is an American former pornographic actor, director and stage actor who has appeared in over 1,000 adult films. In 2002, '' AVN'' ranked him 46th on their list of ''The Top 50 Porn Stars of ...
,
Jenna Presley
Brittni De La Mora (née Ruiz), known professionally as Jenna Presley, is an American former pornographic film actress.
Career
While in college and working at a Santa Barbara strip club, a few producers asked Presley if she was interested in ma ...
,
Jenteal,
Priya Rai and
Bonnie Rotten
Alaina Antoinette Hicks, known by her stage name Bonnie Rotten (born May 9, 1993) is an American former pornographic actress, feature dancer, fetish model, and director. In 2014, she became the first alt-porn star to win the AVN Award for Fem ...
.
References
External links
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2012 films
American documentary films
Documentary films about pornography
Documentary films about American pornography
2012 documentary films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
English-language documentary films