Welcome to UNCENSORED 17-18-19 May London. A three-day festival exploring art at the intersection of pornography and activism. If you like this event why not buy a festival PASS to have full access to the programme whilst making big savings.
Itziar Bilbao Urrutia is an artist, pornographer and activist based in London. She is the creator of ‘The Urban Chick Supremacy Cell’, a dystopian femdom fetish porn project inspired by Valerie Solanas’ ‘SCUM Manifesto’, Andrea Dworkin and Ulrike Meinhof.
Urrutia’s will present to UNCENSORED the talk Yes, but is it porn? In the outer reaches of sex: fetish and obscenity. Since February 2019, it is legal to watch, possess and distribute images of consensual sex acts between adults that, until recently, were illegal to view (but not necessarily to perform). These so-called ‘extreme porn’, included fisting, facesitting, female ejaculation and activities that might leave marks or harm that is not transitory.
From April 2019, however, all adults in the UK wishing to watch porn online will have to give their personal details to a governmental database under the Age Verification Act. One step forward on one side is ten steps backward on the other side. So where are we? And why, asks Urrutia and her guests at this screening and round table, is female or queer produced/performed porn disproportionately discriminated in legislation? What’s behind this compulsory ‘coming out’ expected of porn users? What is extreme porn? What is obscene? And why does it victimise female and queer subjects, while demonising porn users, largely (and falsely) characterised as male?
Sex on the outer reaches can be a radical act, a threat to ordinary life and the status quo. In this time of post-truth and post-politics, sexuality is again a danger to a decaying sense of a society where new forms of community emerge but surveillance and data mining rule our lives.
The talk will also involve two experts in pornography and censorship to discuss the recent and forthcoming changes in the UK legislation.
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Please arrive to your venue 15 minutes before your event begins to register and present your I.D.
You can only attend the events you have purchased tickets for. No tickets will be available on the door, an exception is the Saturday night party.
The Yard theatre have a bar serving drinks and food, the venue is only accessible to festival goers and there is a permanent exhibition for you to explore.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Yard Theatre and Hub 67 are wheelchair accessible and both have gender neutral toilets. Please email if you require an access companion ticket. If you have any specific requirements to enable you to attend your event please contact us in advance of arriving to the venue info@uncensoredfest.com.
BSL INTERPRETED EVENT: UNCENSORED’s ROUNDTABLE: WHO IS AFRAID OF PORN?
Sunday 19 May 2019 @ 19:30-21:30 The Yard Theatre
This is a free event but you must book your ticket in advance HERE .
SUBTITLED SCREENING The entire Friday programme has subtitled screenings.
Book your tickets HERE.
COMING TOGETHER If you have the financial means to help a fellow ally during the festival, and want to SHARE THE PORNY LOVE, then why not buy them a ticket? This is an anonymous service, providing tickets for those who otherwise would not be able to attend. You do not know who you have paid for and they do not know who has paid for them.
To find out if you are eligible for ‘COMING TOGETHER’ or want to find out more about the scheme then check out our website HERE. Any unclaimed donations will contribute towards covering the running costs of UNCENSORED.
Nudity and sexual interactions: You will not be required to be naked. For practical workshops loose fitting, comfortable clothes are advised. Even though some workshops may have physical exercises, sexual contact as such is in no way required.
Safety, respect and consent: Your wellbeing is vitally important to us. Please read our SAFE SPACE POLICY before attending the events.
Find out more about the events and the full programme HERE: (www.uncensoredfest.com).
We can’t wait to meet you and to explore these themes further.