Jennifer Lyon Bell
Jennifer Lyon Bell (born) is an American erotic film director/producer, curator, teacher, and writer. She is one of the early members of the feminist pornography movement and ethical porn movement, alongside Erika Lust, Shine Louise Houston, Tristan Taormino, and Maria Beatty. She is the founder and creative director of the independent production company Blue Artichoke Films in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Jennifer Lyon Bell
- Education
- Harvard University (B.A.) University of Amsterdam (M.A.)
- Occupation
- * Erotic film director
- Movement
- Feminist pornography
- Born
- 1969
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She has honors degrees from Harvard University in Psychology, (B.A.) and from the University of Amsterdam in Film + Television Studies (M.A.).
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• Education — Harvard University (B.A.) University of Amsterdam (M.A.) • Occupation — * Erotic film director • producer • curator • teacher • writer • Movement — Feminist pornography
Life and career
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Life and career
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1969
Jennifer Lyon Bell born.
Films
Bell founded the production company Blue Artichoke Films in 2004. Bell's films have been cited for their sense of intimacy, realism, and authenticity. Bell says she aims to create positive social change with her erotic films by purposely eroticizing sexual communication between partners, by diversifying portrayals of gender, and by showing diversity in both casting (diverse race, body type, etc.) and in showing the flexible, diverse, creative nature of sex. Her films have been covered in Vice, BuzzFeed, Playboy, Filmmaker, Dazed, Cosmopolitan, and Huffington Post, among others.
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- 1.Mulvey, Laura. Feminisms: Diversity, Difference and Multiplicity in Contemporary Film Cultures. Amsterdam University Press. 81. May 18, 2015. 9789048523634.
- 2.Wissot, Lauren. Jennifer Lyon Bell and Stoya Talk "Blue Artichoke Films Presents: Adventures In Intimacy" (and Sex Positivity). Filmmaker Magazine. February 26, 2020.
- 3.Courbet, David. Feminist Filmmakers Tackle Adult Movie Machismo. Agence France-Presse. December 31, 2018.
- 4.Silver, Laura. Why We Should Be Watching More Feminist Porn. BuzzFeed. May 18, 2015.
- 5.Jahm, Pam. Silver Shoes: Interview with Jennifer Lyon Bell. Electric Sheep Magazine. February 3, 2015.
- 6.Nastasi, Alison. A Brief Survey of Sexually Autonomous Women in Film. Flavorwire. July 27, 2013.
- 7.Duits, Linda. Eindelijk Weten Wat Seks Is. Uitgeverij Ten Have. 183. 2020. 9789025908768.
- 8.Borrel, Daan. Krabben: Van Vrouw Tot Vrouw. Nijghen Van Ditmar. 35. 2020. 9789038807683.
- 9.Sabo, Anne G. After Pornified: How Women Are Transforming Pornography and Why It Really Matters. Zero Books. 157. 2012. 9781780994802.
- 10.Duits, Linda. Eindelijk Weten Wat Seks Is. Uitgeverij Ten Have. 183. 2020. 978-90-259-0876-8.
- 11.Deelen, Milou. Pornofilmmaker Jennifer Lyon Bell over hoe je de perfecte pornofilm maakt. VICE. June 1, 2018.
- 12.Silver, Laura. Why We Should Be Watching More Feminist Porn. BuzzFeed. May 18, 2015.
- 13.Playboy Magazine, "Geen Slappe Aftreksels: De Afkomst van Porna," Melissa Janssens, Sept 2016, p. 26-29 Pijper Media, ISSN 0032-1478
- 14.Wissot, Lauren. "… When you're a Niche Filmmaker in a World That's Not Always as Openminded as You Might Like": CineKink Artist Spotlight Award Recipient Jennifer Lyon Bell on Her Art Porn Career. Filmmaker Magazine. April 5, 2019.
- 15.The porn festival shifting attitudes to sex on screen. Dazed. October 12, 2015.
- 16.Beste Pornos für Frauen: Diese 5 Filme solltest du kennen. www.cosmopolitan.de. July 4, 2019.
- 17.Hart und emotional: Mit diesem Porno sollen Frauen die Sexualität erleben, nach der sie sich sehnen. May 22, 2015.
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