David Marchese

And you mentioned a film by Barbara Hammer called Multiple Orgasm.

which then I went and watched.

It sparked a lot.

But can you just quickly, for people who aren't familiar with that work, can you explain what it is?

And it's very confronting because it's like pretty graphic in terms of- Yeah, I need to say, I think you sort of buried the lead a little bit.

I mean, the film is, it's the interspersing of close-up images of a woman masturbating, interspersed with images of sort of natural scenery-

The unabashed nature of it connects to something else that I was curious about.

And I want to preface this by saying this is going to end up being a question about sex.

And if there's any part where you're like, I'd really rather not talk about that, you just give me the sign and I'll move on.

But the fact that you recommended that Barbara Hammer film, or it had been kind of in your mind, combined with...

the sexual forthrightness of your movie.

And then also, this is part of what I was thinking about, also the fact that you made last year the film Love Lies Bleeding, which I kind of thought in some ways is like a statement film.

And that film has so much to do with sort of queer eroticism.

All these things in conjunction made me wonder if there are things that sort of like you've

realized about sex or learned about sex or are curious about sex that you've then wanted to explore in your work more recently?

You know, just hearing you talk...

It's clear that your mind moves very quickly.

I know.

I don't mean it critically at all.

But I assume there must be times in your professional life and your personal life when you need to slow down.