Water Makes Us Wet

Currently in Production
A new documentary film and work in progress.
Running time will be approximately 75 minutes.
Starring: Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle.

Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens, launch a road trip – an investigative state-wide ecosex performance art journey beginning in California. We begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the Pollination Pod, a converted 1975 Perris Pacer camper, in which we will crisscross, first California and eventually the USA. As the Pod transports us, it will provide an eye-catching sculptural element to attract attention and invite audience participation. It will also function as prop and equipment cache, educational archive/center, costume changing room, and mobile film studio.

After departing, we will film and perform at other art spaces as well as iconic natural sites (Big Sur, Yosemite, Joshua Tree the Salton Sea). At each stop, in addition to documenting our performances, we will interview, converse and interact with card-carrying ecosexual artists, activists, thinkers, and practitioners, as well as any detractors. These interactions form the core of the film, and water issues in California will provide an underlying current as we travel. The film will look at practices such as fracking, mining, and oil extraction in unexpected and informative ways, engaging humor where possible. We will also implement an interactive website with dynamic maps and a travel blog to facilitate audience engagement.