TORONTO — The short documentary on rope bondage titled, “Connections in the Dark,” will debut at the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival in Toronto on June 1.
Directed and edited by Raj Ramnauth, the title “probes the ins and outs of the intricate art of rope bondage as presented by the most talented and well-known performers in this tight-knit community.”
The 15-minute release also focuses on Lord Morpheous, a “creative expert in the complex terrain of kink/fetish and bondage,” and his 12-hour public art installation MBE (Morpheous' Bondage Extravaganza) in Toronto, which also acts as a large bondage event and communal gathering. Now in its 10th year, Morpheous states it could be the final gathering for MBE.
"I've always found it to be fascinating… we all kind of lead a little bit of a double life," Morpheous says as the title’s voice commentator. "We have this huge community that is just underneath the surface of the regular world, and we are really thankful for it."
Model and performer Blair DeVorr of MBE added, "We explore the more artistic side of bondage. I guess a lot of people think bondage is just about sex, and there is a lot more to it. We want to show that and get that other side out to people."
According to a representative, “'Connections in the Dark’ is an unconventional look at the reality of rope bondage's alluring pull that's trending in the real world beyond the closed doors of its inner circle.”
Morpheous concluded, "The essence of performance art is that it only exists in its time and place for just a moment, much like the way flowers grow in the spring. They're going to be around for a little bit, then they'll be gone."
The title will play as part of the "Local Heroes" short program, starting at 6:45 p.m. at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre, Cinema 1.
For more information, visit ConnectionsInTheDark.com or the festival’s official page.
