CineKink Kinky Film Fest Kicks Off Aug. 3 in Oakland

Films that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality will screen on Thursday, Aug. 3, at 9 p..m., as CineKink, “the kinky film festival,” kicks off its annual festival tour in Oakland, Calif.

Screening at The New Parkway (474 24th Street, Oakland), Best of CineKink/2017 is a collection of sexy shorts deemed the best during CineKink's most recent festival run. This year's assortment, with works ranging from mildly spicy to quite explicit, includes a musical extravaganza celebrating San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair, a swinger hook-up gone slightly awry, and an erotic, kink-filled journey set in New York's infamous Chelsea Hotel. The line-up features Folsom Street (Aron Kantor), Tabook (Dario van Vree), Like Totally Hot Couple Seeking Same (Marcel Simoneau and Kirsten Russell), Trinity (Ms. Naughty), The Hutong Vibe (Fan Popo) and The Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel (Tony Notarberardino and Cassandra Rosebeetle).

Admission is $12, $10 for students/seniors, with advance purchase strongly recommended; 18 and over only.

For more information and advance tickets, visit CineKink.com.

The 2017 CineKink festival tour is sponsored by Bowery Bliss, Leather Archives and Museum, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and njoy.

Other tour dates ahead include Portland (Aug. 8) and Chicago (Nov. 10-11), with additional cities to be announced shortly.

For general information, and to stay up to date with CineKink news, visit CineKink.com.