Groundbreaking Feature Touts Multiple Best Documentary Honors<\/p>\n
Chicago \u2013 Exactly one year after the groundbreaking documentary Being Black in Porn\u2019s trailer premiered world-wide Juneteenth weekend, the feature received Lightbox International Film Festival\u2019s Best Documentary award.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank everyone involved in this project and Lightbox for accepting our feature into their international festival and honoring us with the Best Documentary award,\u201d says Director of Being Black in Porn, Dwight Allen O\u2019Neal. \u201cWhat a wonderful way to celebrate the 1-year mark for the feature, from trailer release to now being a multi-award-winning Best Documentary! Our hope is that our documentary creates a better understanding of gay, BIPOC sex workers and sends a message to everyone that Black Lives Matter everywhere and within every industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Directed by Dwight Allen O\u2019Neal and\u00a0narrated by GAYVN 2020 Best Actor and 2021 Performer of The Year Award\u00a0winner\u00a0DeAngelo Jackson<\/a>,\u00a0Being Black in Porn\u00a0<\/strong>follows the lives of four gay men of color as they navigate their way in the competitive and often complicated adult film industry. Through interviews with the men in NYC, Chicago, Las Vegas, and LA, the film examines their unique experiences including their encounters with racism (being cast in servant roles or as thugs; also, facing white performers who refuse to perform with them because of the color of their skin), stereotypes (black talent are expected to have large penises and they\u2019re made to bottom when they do not) and inequality (though \u201cBBC films\u201d\u00a0is one of the most searched terms in porn, black actors report making less money than their white counterparts).\u00a0 In addition to their time behind the camera,\u00a0Being Black in Porn\u00a0<\/strong>delves into the personal lives of the men, exploring the impact their careers have on their real worlds, on social media and in the global Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m humbled and beyond grateful for the film\u2019s continued positive recognition. This being our second \u2018Best Documentary\u2019 award is unexpected and inspiring. Thank you to Lightbox for this honor,\u201d says DeAngelo Jackson the film\u2019s executive producer and narrator of\u00a0Being<\/strong>\u00a0Black in Porn<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u201cI appreciate\u00a0Dillion Diaz<\/a>,\u00a0Max Konnor<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Rock Rockafella<\/a>\u00a0for agreeing to be a part of this project, along will all who spoke their truth for our documentary. What a dream to know it\u2019s reaching an international audience.\u201d<\/p>\n DeAngelo Jackson is the first black man to win a GAYVN Best Actor Award in 2020 and the most coveted GAYVN Performer of The Year 2021 title, from the adult film industry\u2019s equivalent to the Oscars. He started his career in 2009 and is now in his fourth year as Noir Male\u2019s exclusive contract performer. Jackson was born in Germany, raised in Georgia and studied Criminal Justice at Florida State University. He entered the adult industry as a way to make extra money in college. Having never been with a man or woman, Jackson lost his virginity on camera. He doesn\u2019t regret any choices he has made and maintains a happy relationship with his supportive family who say they are proud of all of his adult film success.<\/p>\n Being Black in Porn<\/strong>\u00a0is being distributed by Mile High in association with Off The Clock Productions and adult production house Noir Male. The feature won\u00a0Reelout Film Fest<\/a>\u00a02022 Best Documentary. \u00a0The film trailer can be viewed here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/