When Julie Davis arrived in Los Angeles two decades ago with a pipe dream, she hoped she might end up directing a movie at a big Hollywood studio.
She never imagined that she’d end up in a dark room at the Playboy Channel editing hardcore pornography.
Davis, then in her early 20s, had recently graduated from the editing program at the American Film Institute, but she still couldn’t find a job. So when someone told her about the Playboy gig, which had real-world perks such as a 401(k) and medical benefits, she begrudgingly decided to take it.
After about a year there, Davis quit her job to pursue her filmmaking career. But the experience became the basis of “Finding Bliss,” her latest film, which was shot in Spokane in February 2008.
Today in Porn: Filmed in Spokane Edition (Not the Porn but the Movie About the Porn)
June 26, 2010 by at 5:43 am
Nicely done. My work is, as ever, finished.
Why are you so obsessed with pornography?
I am not so obsessed. I am merely obsessed. And actually, I'm not obsessed with it. I'm merely frequently struck by its incursions into popular culture. You'll notice that Today in Porn doesn't really pay much attention to the day-to-day workings of the porn industry. Nor did it do so at its last bloghome. Thanks for asking!