''Porndemic'' is a 2018 documentary film about an
HIV outbreak within the pornography industry in
California's
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
, during the 1990s. The film premiered on
Showtime
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Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
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.
It was directed by Brendan Spookie Daly and features interviews with several porn actors and actresses, including
Tricia Devereaux
Tricia Devereaux (born January 12, 1975) is an American former pornographic actress, XRCO Hall of Fame inductee, and co-owner of Evil Angel studios.
Career
Devereaux was introduced to the adult industry when her then husband, Patrick, got a job ...
,
Ron Jeremy, and
Marc Wallice.
See also
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HIV/AIDS in the United States
The AIDS epidemic, caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), found its way to the United States between the 1970s and 1980s, but was first noticed after doctors discovered clusters of Kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystis pneumonia in homosexua ...
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STDs in the porn industry
Sexually transmitted infections in the pornography industry; deals with the occupational safety and health hazard of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by workers in the sex industry.
Since the 1980s, many cases of pornographic p ...
References
External links
Porndemicat Showtime
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2018 television films
Documentary films about HIV/AIDS
Documentary films about sexuality
HIV/AIDS in American films
San Fernando Valley
Showtime (TV network) films
STDs in the sex industry
Pornography in California
2018 films
American documentary films
2010s American films
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