While most of her colleagues were busy fucking, Lorelei Lee was busy writing. I guess it’s kind of cliche now to be in shock when a porn star is smart. For the most part, they’re all smart. They make great sex movies along with great money. Good for them! Read on and find out how this beloved player at the Kink studios is making a name for herself as a screenwriter.
In 2008, the Bay Area native and bondage and fetish porn star graduated from San Francisco State University. This spring she’ll be awarded her Master’s degree from NYU. Her work in sex movies has appeared mostly on Kink.com while her words have appeared in the Denver Quarterly, Salon, Rumpus and Transfer. Of course like most Bay Area girls she is into some weird stuff which thankfully has all be captured on film at Kink.
Besides porn star and scholar, Loralei Lee can add screenwriter to her list of accomplishments. Penned with co-writer Stephen Elliott, Cherry is the tale of a young girl who upon turning 18, runs away from her dysfunctional family and becomes an actress in the XXX industry.
Cherry takes elements from Loralei Lee’s experiences making sex movies and was shot at the Kink studios, her XXX alma matter. The porn star tells the SFGate that although the film is not autobiographical, the content is accurate in depicting what goes on in making sex movies. If you think a director just tells Lil Ass and Richelle Ryan to start tonguing each other’s pussies, you are sadly mistaken. Heart and soul goes into making pornos!
The film stars Ashley Hinshaw, Dev Patel, Heather Graham, Lili Taylor and the guy who just won’t leave us alone, James Franco. Seriously dude, we get it, you’re quirky and you like to work. Why not make sex movies instead so that every one on the planet can see your dick? We all know that’s what you want. Just give in to your XXX desires already. To be clear, I don’t want to see James Franco’s dick. That guy’s a total choad.
Cherry makes its debut at the San Francisco International Film Festival at the end of the month.