Collector's Item

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An erotic game of cat and mouse reveals hidden agendas on both sides.

In this erotic thriller, when a controlling financier returns home to find a presumed sex worker waiting for him, their opposite agendas unravel at the hands of whiskey, rope, and Vivaldi.

Tyler gets home from work on his birthday to find Zee clad in a harness on his couch, waiting for him. Over their one night together, they're eager to show each other the unexpected collections they keep. After struggling to establish their power dynamics, who will reveal their collection first and finish with the upper hand? Collector's Item was shot on 16mm Kodak film in New York City by London-based New Yorker Rebecca Ozer. Interested in kinky tales and chaotic character-driven ensembles, they’re particularly passionate about genre-blending and are committed to the creation of queer, multicultural, and sex-positive new work.

Ozer says: 'Through our society's treatment of women and femmes, a twisted manipulation can cause us to detach from ourselves - often through sexual assault, gaslighting, or general misogyny. This amalgamation is frequently weaponized by certain men who don't truly understand kink but use it as an excuse to enact violence for their benefit. Collector's Item was created largely in response to my anger about this abuse and my curiosities around inverting it. This film explores what happens when we don't allow ourselves to be diminished but instead transformed. However, how far can empowerment expand before it turns into something else? What is the best way to move forward in a broken system?'

CREDITS

Starring
Imani Pearl Williams, @imanipearlza
Nick Mauldin, @nick__mauldin
Shauni Ramai, @dancinshaunstar

Director/Writer/Producer - Rebecca Ozer, @rebecca.ozer
Co-Producers- Rebecca Kirwan, @rebecca_kirwan_filmmaker, Devin Southard
Director of Photography - Cece Chan, @cecechxn
Assistant Director - Kara Bartek, @quietopenspace
Editor - Dulcinee DeGuere, @dulcinee__
Colorist/Gaffer - Zack Chalmers, @zakchalmers
Composer - Madison Willing, @madwilling
Sound Designer -Kristin Catuogno, @kcsound0920
Production Designer/Costume/HMU - Lily Lane Mulligan, @_ofthevalley
Field Sound Mixer - Ian Hunter, @coolguyian
Assistant Camera - George Du, @steadidu
Key Grip - Matt Iacono, @mattiaconodp
G&E Swing - Jack Campbell @cassoudart

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