Wakefield Poole

Short documentary that takes a closer look at several key parts of Wakefield Poole's life during the San Francisco years 1974 - 1979. Hot Flash of America, the Nob Hill Theater, Night Flight/Stars parties, and the famous stage act featuring porn star Roger are all profiled.

Pioneer erotic film maker Peter de Rome talks about his life and work.

An experimental and humorous rainy day romp involving director Wakefield Poole's beloved Warhol Marilyns, his boyfriend Peter Fisk, Julia Child and the kitchen sink (literally and figuratively). The film creates whimsy by incorporating household film footage, pop culture references from TV, and Poole's eclectic and sometimes campy use of music.

He slept with Sal Mineo, was photographed by Andy Warhol, and he was lusted after by millions of men around the world. Model, photographer, filmmaker, clothing designer, and porn icon Peter Berlin is his own greatest creation. Berlin is front and center in this bio documentary from director Jim Tushinski, and featuring interviews with director John Waters, novelist Armistead Maupin, 70s porn director Wakefield Poole and more, all with Berlin as the subject. This intimate film reveals the legendary man with the white saran wrapped pants, undersized leather vests, and Dutch-boy haircut

After forty years, director Wakefield Poole revisits the Fire Island Pines houses he used as locations for his iconic film BOYS IN THE SAND.

I Always Said Yes is a portrait of pioneering filmmaker Wakefield Poole, whose careers as dancer, choreographer, and director spanned the golden years of Broadway, television, porno chic, and gay liberation.

Explores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.

A construction worker witnesses a car accident and pockets the female victim's purse, in which he discovers her invitation to a club named Bijou. There, he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.

Wakefield Poole's softcore anthology featuring stories of Adam & Eve, Bath Sheba and Samson & Delilah given sexual twists.

An experimental and humorous rainy day romp involving director Wakefield Poole's beloved Warhol Marilyns, his boyfriend Peter Fisk, Julia Child and the kitchen sink (literally and figuratively). The film creates whimsy by incorporating household film footage, pop culture references from TV, and Poole's eclectic and sometimes campy use of music.

Wakefield Poole’s fifth short is an intimate portrait of a man named... Roger.

Made as part of a Triton Gallery show to publicize the poster art of Canadian artist Vittorio Fiorucci, filmmaker Wakefield Poole cut apart posters and hand-animated the film using his 8mm camera to create stop-motion. The film was combined with dancers, lighting and projections to create an innovative gallery show.

In 1968, Wakefield Poole filmed an exhibition of Andy Warhol's work at the Whitney Museum. He edited ANDY "in-camera" as he filmed it, then created a collage soundtrack and presented a print to Warhol as a birthday gift. When BOYS IN THE SAND opened in New York, Poole showed ANDY before each screening.

Shot in the Fire Island Pines during the same summer Poole filmed the first segment of his debut feature film "Boys in the Sand," this short was made in collaboration with the director's close friend and visual artist Ed Parente. The film serves as a visual love letter to Parente's boyfriend Fred, who was often away while the two spent time filming on the island.

Stepping out of the sixties and in the wake of the Stonewall Riots, (considered the birth of the modern LGBTQIA+ liberation movement), the 1970s would prove to be a decade energized by queer activism, political and social change and pride. Celebrating such a vitally important legacy, this collection of gay protest and parade films is an essential multifaceted document of a period of revolution and jubilation.

Director Wakefield Poole moved to San Francisco in 1974 and captured the energy and sights of an early San Francisco gay pride parade, set to a campy, eclectic soundtrack.

Roy and Kevin meet at the Glory Hole, a sex club in New York. They instantly fall in love and move into an apartment together. Roy is an actor and Kevin a model. To make money while auditioning for jobs, they decide to hustle for rent and give it away as the spirit moves them.

Roy and Kevin meet at the Glory Hole, a sex club in New York. They instantly fall in love and move into an apartment together. Roy is an actor and Kevin a model. To make money while auditioning for jobs, they decide to hustle for rent and give it away as the spirit moves them.

Casey Donovan stars in this dream-like sex fantasy set in New York's notorious Fire Island. First, he crosses paths in the woods with Peter Fisk, then has poolside sex with Danny DiCioccio, before hooking up with Tommy Moore around the house.

Casey Donovan stars in this dream-like sex fantasy set in New York's notorious Fire Island. First, he crosses paths in the woods with Peter Fisk, then has poolside sex with Danny DiCioccio, before hooking up with Tommy Moore around the house.

Three sex scenes performed by a succession of one, two, and three actors, using different forms of address.

A pornographic photographer works with three models who re-enact the fantasies they employ to psyche themselves during their shoots.

A pornographic photographer works with three models who re-enact the fantasies they employ to psyche themselves during their shoots.

A series of three loops themed around the concept of moving: House for Rent, Room for Rent, and Apartment for Rent.

Pat Allen takes the baton from Casey Donovan in this long-awaited sequel to Wakefield Poole's Boys in the Sand.

Pat Allen takes the baton from Casey Donovan in this long-awaited sequel to Wakefield Poole's Boys in the Sand.

Pat Allen takes the baton from Casey Donovan in this long-awaited sequel to Wakefield Poole's Boys in the Sand.

Casey Donovan stars in this dream-like sex fantasy set in New York's notorious Fire Island. First, he crosses paths in the woods with Peter Fisk, then has poolside sex with Danny DiCioccio, before hooking up with Tommy Moore around the house.

John Sharp (Casey Donovan) receives in the morning mail an unusual brochure called "Hot Shots." Unusual in that there is a free film offer and not one photograph in the brochure. John is forced to use his imagination while reading the provocative descriptions of the various films. The characters described in the brochure and those in his real life begin to interchange. The experiences take him everywhere one might find sex in a city like New York… from low life — warehouses and toilets — to jet setters — Park Avenue executive suites and limousines.

John Sharp (Casey Donovan) receives in the morning mail an unusual brochure called "Hot Shots." Unusual in that there is a free film offer and not one photograph in the brochure. John is forced to use his imagination while reading the provocative descriptions of the various films. The characters described in the brochure and those in his real life begin to interchange. The experiences take him everywhere one might find sex in a city like New York… from low life — warehouses and toilets — to jet setters — Park Avenue executive suites and limousines.

A construction worker witnesses a car accident and pockets the female victim's purse, in which he discovers her invitation to a club named Bijou. There, he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.

Explores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.