SHOT IN MEXICO
film by
Barbora Kleinhamplová with Mistress Velvet
CINEMATOGRAPHY, LIGHT DESIGN & COLOR GRADING: MICHAL BLECHA
EDITOR: MARIANA KOZÁKOVá
ART DIRECTOR: BARBORA KLEINHAMPLOVá
SCRIPT BY: BARBORA KLEINHAMPLOVÁ AND MISTRESS VELVET
SOUND DESIGNER, COMPOSER: NATALIE PLEVÁkOVÁ
SONG PERFORMED BY/SINGER: NANA AMA
TRANSLATION OF SUBTITLES: OLGA PEK
Relationships in BDSM are centered around the issue of consent. The dominant and the submissive both have to agree beforehand on what their roles are going to entail. In role play, the actors follow a specific scenario based on the fantasies they wish to fulfill. Together they work to bring their yearnings to life, although there’s also another, lingering question: do these short-lived escapes from everyday reality have an impact on the actors’ actions after the role play ends? Can the play influence how the „slaves“ approach women and members of minorities afterwards in their daily lives? Story of Mistress Velvet introduces us to BDSM as a sphere of subversion through which an individual can bring about a broader societal change.
