Scarlot Harlot
Photo: Mariko Passion Carol Leigh (AKA Scarlot Harlot), sex worker-activist and artist, coined the term "sex work" in the late ...Video Episodes:
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21:10:55 09/29/10
Blind Eye To Justice Hiv + Women In California Prisons
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Narrated by Angela Davis, this experimental documentary is unique as it portrays the injustices of the California prison system as seen through the eyes of HIV+ women incarcerated in this system. "Blind Eye To Justice" was named by Twillah Wallace, a current inmate and HIV+ woman. Featuring a guest appearance by Rachel Maddow, animation and found footage create a powerful montage that evokes the atmosphere in women's prisons--the violations as well as the hope and courage of prison activists who fight quietly, and from the inside. As well as documenting the experience of many women including Patti Contrerras, Blind Eye To Justice educates audiences by providing an overview of the issues of human rights for HIV+ women caught in the criminal justice system. "Male prisoners have listed over 400 male prisoners who have died from AIDS since 1985 at the California Medical Facility at Vacaville. Countless numbers of women prisoners have also died of AIDS, but no one yet has documented the numbers or their names." Blind Eye To Justice is dedicated to prisoner activist Joann Walker and "to those women who have died, and those who are surviving." This video is part of the MIX Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film/Video Festival (N.Y.) Sex Workers Video Festival (Portland, Ore.) and Critical Resistance Film Festival (Berkeley). Created in a digital format, the video interweaves images from diverse sources in a riveting montage of personal accounts, found footage, statistics, and news footage. Blind Eye To Justice is a compelling tapestry of violation and empowerment. Director Carol Leigh has won numerous awards for her documentaries and narratives including several at AFI's Visions of US contest. Leigh was a founding member of ACT UP San Francisco, and she has taught video production at San Francisco Community Television. Cynthia Chandler recently won Soros' Open Society Institute Independent Projects Fellowship for her work with HIV+ women prisoners. Festival and Other Screenings include: San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Festival Film and Video Festival Women In The Director's Chair (Chicago) Black Internaltional Cinema (Berlin, Germany) KRON'S BAY TV- Women's History Month California Coalition for Women Prisoners: International Women's Day (San Francisco) MIX Lesbian and Gay Experimental Festival (N.Y.) Sex Workers Video Festival (Portland, Ore.) Critical Resistance Film Festival (Berkeley) World AIDS Day Festival at the Walker Art Center Sex Workers' Art Show (Olympia, Washington) AIDS Update Conference 1999 (San Francisco)Directed and Edited by: Carol Leigh Produced by: Cynthia Chandler (Women's Positive Legal Action Network/Justice Now) Drawings by: Isis Rodriguez Soundtrack: Gina Love & Carol Leigh Featuring: Duran Ruiz, Twillah Wallace, Yvonne "Bunny" Knuckles, Miriam Jones, Lisa O'Conner, Gwen Patton, Mary Lucey, Cynthia Chandler, Joyce Miller, Judy Greenspan, Loren Jones, Rachel Maddow, Bobby Castillo and H. Gutierrez. Narrated by Angela Y. Davis. Funded, in part, by a grant from Agape Foundation and by Marta Drury.
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02:26:15 02/07/09
Mother's Mink By Carol Leigh Aka Scarlot Harlot
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Animated comedy starring famous prostitute, Carol Leigh (also known as Scarlot Harlot) and her mom, about Leigh's efforts to obtain respectability as an artist, and to secure funding for a video about her mother's mink. In a parallel tale, Leigh's mom (and co-star) Augusta reminisces about how she "saved and suffered" to buy a mink stole to impress her mother. Is this movie about the Harlot's favorite subject, sex work? Judge for yourself! Featured at American Film Institute's National Video Festival, the Jewish Video Festival (winning Honorable Mention), Video In's Jewish Film Fest in Vancouver, the Mill Valley Film Festival and Syracuse University's Matrilineage Festival. Director's Citation award at Black Maria Film Festival, and Second place for non-fiction at the American Film Institute's SONY Visions of U.S. Video Contest. (15 minutes)
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22:45:10 03/04/08
Sex Worker Rights Music Video! Scarlot Harlot And Courtney Trouble Chinese
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Chinese VersionInternational Sex Worker Rights Day, March 3rdLaunches Sex Worker Pride Anthem!!Courtney Trouble & Scarlot Harlot- The BurnoutSex Worker Rights Music Video byhttp://www.sexworerfest.com/Troubleswfest@bayswan.orgThe San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival premieres this sex worker anthem, Courtney Trouble's "The Burnout," a music video by Scarlot Harlot and Courtney Trouble in English, Chinese and Thai. The makers wish to thank and acknowledge the sex worker activists around the world for their work and inspiration. Also visit Sex Workers Present from APNSW, to view many sex worker videosincluding “Taking The Pledge”from the Network of Sex Work Projects.In this video, a 'day in Courtney's life' parallels her journey from phone sex to sexual representation/pornography as well as her political journey, interwoven with sex worker demonstrations, clips and photos from organizations listed here.This music video reflects a personal and local story, and a political story that reaches out to individuals and organizations which resist discrimination and work towards social justice and human rights for sex workers. Many find a common voice in Courtney Trouble's frustration, pride and defiance."How soon I got over, waiting alone at home for the telephone. Why do you care...you can't see me...don't wanna know me at all but I know you wanna get off."Trouble's frustration evolves into a recognition of her mission to 'seize the means of production.'"It's just like anything else, it's just a job, but we've got the guts to profit off our own skin. They won't acknowledge us until we own enough to control it. They won't respect us until we give them no other choice."Courtney Trouble has also been an artist, singer, designer, and photographer for many years. Her work can be viewed at www.courtneytrouble.com.Filmmaker Carol Leigh AKA Scarlot Harlot has been a sex worker and activist since the late seventies. A poet and performance artist, she coined the term "sex worker" in 1979. She was recently awarded a Creative Work Fund Award to compile her sex worker documentaries as part of the library at the Center for Sex and Culture (www.sexandculture.org). "Unrepentant Whore: The Collected Work of Scarlot Harlot" was published by Last Gasp. For more info, visit her websites at www.bayswan.org/penet.html and www.unrepentantwhore.com
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01:44:42 03/04/08
Sex Worker Rights Music Video! Scarlot Harlot And Courtney Trouble Thai
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International Sex Worker Rights Day, March 3rdLaunches Sex Worker Pride Anthem!!Courtney Trouble & Scarlot Harlot- The BurnoutSex Worker Rights Music Video byhttp://www.sexworerfest.com/Troubleswfest@bayswan.orgThe San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival premieres this sex worker anthem, Courtney Trouble's "The Burnout," a music video by Scarlot Harlot and Courtney Trouble in English, Chinese and Thai. The makers wish to thank and acknowledge the sex worker activists around the world for their work and inspiration. Also visit Sex Workers Presentfrom APNSW, to view many sex worker videosincluding “Taking The Pledge”from the Network of Sex Work Projects.In this video, a 'day in Courtney's life' parallels her journey from phone sex to sexual representation/pornography as well as her political journey, interwoven with sex worker demonstrations, clips and photos from organizations listed here.This music video reflects a personal and local story, and a political story that reaches out to individuals and organizations which resist discrimination and work towards social justice and human rights for sex workers. Many find a common voice in Courtney Trouble's frustration, pride and defiance."How soon I got over, waiting alone at home for the telephone. Why do you care...you can't see me...don't wanna know me at all but I know you wanna get off."Trouble's frustration evolves into a recognition of her mission to 'seize the means of production.'"It's just like anything else, it's just a job, but we've got the guts to profit off our own skin. They won't acknowledge us until we own enough to control it. They won't respect us until we give them no other choice."Courtney Trouble has also been an artist, singer, designer, and photographer for many years. Her work can be viewed at www.courtneytrouble.com.Filmmaker Carol Leigh AKA Scarlot Harlot has been a sex worker and activist since the late seventies. A poet and performance artist, she coined the term "sex worker" in 1979. She was recently awarded a Creative Work Fund Award to compile her sex worker documentaries as part of the library at the Center for Sex and Culture (www.sexandculture.org). "Unrepentant Whore: The Collected Work of Scarlot Harlot" was published by Last Gasp. For more info, visit her websites at www.bayswan.org/penet.html and www.unrepentantwhore.com
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15:36:25 03/03/08
Sex Worker Rights Music Video Scarlot Harlot And Courtney Trouble
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International Sex Worker Rights Day, March 3rdLaunches Sex Worker Pride Anthem!!Courtney Trouble & Scarlot Harlot- The BurnoutSex Worker Rights Music Video byhttp://www.sexworerfest.com/Troubleswfest@bayswan.orgThe San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival premieres this sex worker anthem, Courtney Trouble's "The Burnout," a music video by Scarlot Harlot and Courtney Trouble in English, Chinese and Thai. The makers wish to thank and acknowledge the sex worker activists around the world for their work and inspiration. Also visit Sex Workers Presentfrom APNSW, to view many sex worker videosincluding “Taking The Pledge”from the Network of Sex Work Projects.In this video, a 'day in Courtney's life' parallels her journey from phone sex to sexual representation/pornography as well as her political journey, interwoven with sex worker demonstrations, clips and photos from organizations listed here.This music video reflects a personal and local story, and a political story that reaches out to individuals and organizations which resist discrimination and work towards social justice and human rights for sex workers. Many find a common voice in Courtney Trouble's frustration, pride and defiance."How soon I got over, waiting alone at home for the telephone. Why do you care...you can't see me...don't wanna know me at all but I know you wanna get off."Trouble's frustration evolves into a recognition of her mission to 'seize the means of production.'"It's just like anything else, it's just a job, but we've got the guts to profit off our own skin. They won't acknowledge us until we own enough to control it. They won't respect us until we give them no other choice."Courtney Trouble has also been an artist, singer, designer, and photographer for many years. Her work can be viewed at www.courtneytrouble.com.Filmmaker Carol Leigh AKA Scarlot Harlot has been a sex worker and activist since the late seventies. A poet and performance artist, she coined the term "sex worker" in 1979. She was recently awarded a Creative Work Fund Award to compile her sex worker documentaries as part of the library at the Center for Sex and Culture (www.sexandculture.org). "Unrepentant Whore: The Collected Work of Scarlot Harlot" was published by Last Gasp. For more info, visit her websites at www.bayswan.org/penet.html and www.unrepentantwhore.com
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09:35:23 03/03/08
Sex Worker Rights Music Video! Scarlot Harlot And Courtney Trouble
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International Sex Worker Rights Day, March 3rdLaunches Sex Worker Pride Anthem!!Courtney Trouble & Scarlot Harlot- The BurnoutSex Worker Rights Music Video byhttp://www.sexworerfest.com/Troubleswfest@bayswan.orgThe San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival premieres this sex worker anthem, Courtney Trouble's "The Burnout," a music video by Scarlot Harlot and Courtney Trouble in English, Chinese and Thai. The makers wish to thank and acknowledge the sex worker activists around the world for their work and inspiration. Also visit Sex Workers Presentfrom APNSW, to view many sex worker videosincluding “Taking The Pledge”from the Network of Sex Work Projects.In this video, a 'day in Courtney's life' parallels her journey from phone sex to sexual representation/pornography as well as her political journey, interwoven with sex worker demonstrations, clips and photos from organizations listed here.This music video reflects a personal and local story, and a political story that reaches out to individuals and organizations which resist discrimination and work towards social justice and human rights for sex workers. Many find a common voice in Courtney Trouble's frustration, pride and defiance."How soon I got over, waiting alone at home for the telephone. Why do you care...you can't see me...don't wanna know me at all but I know you wanna get off."Trouble's frustration evolves into a recognition of her mission to 'seize the means of production.'"It's just like anything else, it's just a job, but we've got the guts to profit off our own skin. They won't acknowledge us until we own enough to control it. They won't respect us until we give them no other choice."Courtney Trouble has also been an artist, singer, designer, and photographer for many years. Her work can be viewed at www.courtneytrouble.com.Filmmaker Carol Leigh AKA Scarlot Harlot has been a sex worker and activist since the late seventies. A poet and performance artist, she coined the term "sex worker" in 1979. She was recently awarded a Creative Work Fund Award to compile her sex worker documentaries as part of the library at the Center for Sex and Culture (www.sexandculture.org). "Unrepentant Whore: The Collected Work of Scarlot Harlot" was published by Last Gasp. For more info, visit her websites at www.bayswan.org/penet.html and www.unrepentantwhore.com
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05:00:00 11/10/07
Sorry Your Grandma Was Mugged But I Was Busy Arresting A Hooker
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This is a short video about the trial of Starchild, the Million Dollar Male Escort. The video chronicles a street theater protest by Sex Worker Outreach Project-USA starring Robyn Few, Scarlot Harlot, Dee Dee Russell, Peter Keyes and Vanessa Nelson. In the midst of a budget crisis which has caused clogging and early closure of Fremont and Alameda courts,the District Attorney of Alameda chose to prosecute an expensive case against a San Francisco male escort. Starchild was charged with prostitution as a result of entrapment in the course of a sting operation conducted by the Fremont Police Department on December 5th, 2005. "This would be hilarious if it wasn't such a serious situation of entrapment," says Carol Leigh from BAYSWAN, Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network. "These two female vice cops lure Starchild, a very, very handsome male escort, to Fremont of all places and offer to pay him money for sex." San Francisco activists are outraged at this blatant inter-county sting, which by the D.A.'s own allegation, involved private activities by consenting adults, in another county. Starchild is a well-known activist, a San Francisco hero to many. An active Libertarian, Starchild ran for Supervisor in 2006 with his occupation listed as "escort/exotic dancer." He is also known for the support he has offered others who are unfairly prosecuted for victimless offenses. See http://www.bayswan.org/Starchild for more info.
03/03/08