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DESCRIPTION: \n                       For Immediate Release\nEvent: Oddball Films 
 presents Fetish Films #1: “Celluloid Scopophilia: Sensual Dimensions of 
 the Human Body”, a program of rare medical and industrial films inspired 
 by the writings of Wilhelm Stekel, author of “Sadism and Masochism” and 
 “Patterns of Psychosexual Infantilism”. The program is curated by 
 filmmaker Kerry Laitala and Oddball Films Director Stephen Parr. 
 \n“Celluloid Scopophilia” focuses on the fetishization of the human 
 \nbody and includes films such as “Pain and Its Alleviation” 
 “Shock”, “Breathing For Others”, Laitala’s own “Hallowed” and 
 underground fetish films. \n\nDate: Friday, April 13th at 8:30PM\n\nVenue: 
 Oddball Films, 275 Capp Street, San Francisco.\n\nAdmission: $10.00 Limited 
 Seating, RSVP Only. Adults Only!\nReservations: info@oddballfilm.com or 
 415.558.8117\n\n \n\nFetish Films #1: \n\n“Celluloid Scopophilia: 
 \nSensual Dimensions of the Human Body”\nScreens at Oddball Films\n\nOn 
 Friday, April 13th at 8:30PM Oddball Films presents Fetish Films #1: 
 “Celluloid Scopophilia: Sensual Dimensions of the Human Body”, the 
 first in a series of film programs examining the fetishization of the human 
 body. The program is curated by Oddball Films Director Stephen Parr and 
 filmmaker/cinema historian Kerry Laitala. All films will be screened in 
 16mm film. Admission is $10.00. Seating is limited. RSVP is essential. 
 Oddball Films is located at 275 Capp Street, San Francisco.\n“Celluloid 
 Scopophilia” is a cinema program inspired by the writings of Wilhelm 
 Stekel, author and contemporary of Sigmund Freud who postulated that all 
 fetishes are a regressive form of Infantilism.\n\nIn his books “Sadism 
 and Masochism” and “Patterns of Psychosexual Infantilism”, Stekel 
 presents many case studies of paraphilias and their causes.\nThis program 
 investigates this and includes rare medical films such as “Pain and Its 
 Alleviation” (Color, 1961) and Oral Hygiene films such as the Technicolor 
 Danish, English co-production “Es Leight Ans Dir”(1951), later dubbed 
 in German (1951), industrial First aid films such as “Shock” and 
 “Breathing For Others”(1955), outtakes from “Obsession”, an adult 
 film shot in San Francisco in the 80s starring Jamie Gillis, and 
 underground foot fetish films. The program will conclude with the 
 viscerally compelling “Hallowed” (2001), a hand-made film by Laitala, a 
 filmmaker and long time collector of obscure and disturbing medical and 
 industrial films. In “Celluloid Scopophilia”: “The program treads the 
 lines between visual pleasure and pain in the context of Scopophila, (the 
 pleasure of looking). Through the camera's gaze, the pleasure imparted by 
 the extraction and isolation of body parts is explored and dwelled upon, 
 sucking the viewer into this seductive, unseemly form of cinema” says 
 Laitala. “Stephen and I have sequenced the program to make the resonance 
 between the films vibrate with a pervy frequency”.\n\nTogether with 
 Laitala’s films and a treasure trove of unseen and recently unearthed 
 medical films Oddball Films Director Stephen Parr has obtained “Celluloid 
 Scopophilia: Sensual Dimensions of the Human Body” promises to be a 
 disturbing, darkly humorous and ultimately fascinating look at the human 
 body in all its fetishistic glory.\n\nFor further information, still images 
 and interviews contact Stephen Parr at 415.558.8117 or 
 info@oddballfilm.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/09/18392984.php
SUMMARY:“Celluloid Scopophilia: "Sensual Dimensions of the Human Body" Screens
LOCATION:Oddball Films\n275 Capp Street\nSan Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/09/18392984.php
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