sex worker film & art festival | 28-30 march

Welcome back to the second edition of queer.red presents! Whorehouse Cinema & Cabaret!

queer.red presents! proudly returns for a second and amplified edition of our film and arts festival that celebrates the art of sex workers! This year, our programme focuses on queer and trans sex workers (as always)  and now with a much needed cabaret! 

In 2020 queer.red emerged with a manifesto to destigmatize how sex work is discussed and encourage expanding the rights and autonomy of sex workers. Since then, we have organised 25+ events and collaborated internationally with festivals in Korea, Austria, Ireland, and Belgium as well as in the Netherlands. Throughout our journey, we’ve upheld our mission to direct resources to sex workers and support their creation of art, to center the voice of sex workers, and seek out their stories. 

This second edition of the festival offers an archive of photography, an art exhibition, workshops by and for sex workers, a sharp selection of films and shorts, as well as a cabaret that includes performers from throughout the Netherlands and France. Filmmakers will be traveling across the globe to present their work and for many it is the first time they are being compensated with a participation fee. 

We are also taking this opportunity to reaffirm our collaboration with sex worker-led organisations like Papaya Kuir and SAVE as well as other community-led festivals like SNAP! and Porn Film Festival Amsterdam. 

During the festival, we want those who are mostly impacted by injustice, capitalism, racism, homo- and transphobia, to be able to participate in our festival. Therefore some programmes will be sex worker-only, donation-based, or on a sliding scale. Our aim for this year is to make sure that 85% or more of the total budget goes directly to sex worker artists and volunteers. 

This event is by the community, for the community. You are invited to join in on it’s diversity, creativity and audacity.

See you at the Whorehouse!  

The queer.red team & board

Alexis, Aline, Angel, Domi, Majk and Plette