Bright Lights Film Series: ‘Morgana’

Morgana is an artistic character portrait of a 50-year-old housewife, who reinvents herself as a sex-positive feminist porn star. After 20 years as a dutiful housewife stuck in a loveless, sexless marriage, Morgana has had enough of her dreary life. Desperately lonely and starved of intimacy, she books a male escort for one last hurrah before ending it all. Her final night takes an unexpected turn when her relationship with the escort opens up a new world of personal and sexual freedom. After hearing about a competition for first time erotic filmmakers, Morgana directs and stars in a film about her own story, Duty-Bound. Unexpectedly her film wins, catapulting her into the international Feminist Porn community. Life merges with art as Morgana uses erotic filmmaking as a tool for creative catharsis, while struggling with demons from her past. Discussion with directors Josie Hess and Isabel Peppard to follow.

Co-presented with ReelAbilities Boston, Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival, the Boston Women’s Film Festival and the Boston Underground Film Festival. Directed by Josie Hess and Isabel Peppard, documentary, English, 71 minutes, Australia, 2019.

Registration takes place through the ArtsEmerson website starting at noon on Wednesdays. All conversations will take place on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. EST and will stream to Cinesend. In order to facilitate more engagement with these conversations, everyone will have the option to join via Zoom and interact with guests directly. More information on how to access films and conversations can be viewed on the Bright Lights website.