Hanky Code: The Movie premieres in SF!

Jesbian showing off some of our wares!

We have been anxiously awaiting this film for months!  As a fan of flagging in general and the hanky code in particular, I was thrilled to hear about this project by Gentry McShane and the folks at Periwinkle Cinema!

Here is the description from the Film's facebook event:

Before Internet dating and hookup apps, The Handkerchief code was largely used by gay men in the 1970’s to distinguish sexual preferences and fetishes in gay clubs and on the streets of places like San Francisco and New York. In Hanky Code: The Movie, Periwinkle Cinema, San Francisco’s queer experimental film collective brings Queer and Trans* filmmakers across a spectrum of genres, styles, genders, and locations to dissect the code in this epic anthology feature comprised of 25 short films! Each filmmaker or filmmaking team tells a story of a different color/fetish of the code. Films range from narrative to experimental to erotic and animated, with many films redefining the traditional code with colors, patterns, and fetishes up to creative interpretation of the artist.

Films Include:
Credit sequence by Lisa Ganser
Black - Flagging Black by Ivy Dykes
Grey- Grey Is For Bondage by Lorin Murphy
Light Blue, White Stripes by Lex Non Scripta
Blue Silver by Marie Walz
Light Blue by Ricky Lee
Teal Blue by Kolmel W Love and Alex Albers
Red by Caitlin Rose Sweet and André Azevedo
Maroon- HEMA by Ashley Monique George
Rose by Ilona Berger
Magenta by Gentry McShane
Purple by Anatomically Incorrect Doll and Char Vortryss
Lavender- L is For Lavender by Margarita Femmeinista
Yellow- Pee Colored by Katie Bush
Pale Yellow- Spit by Malic Amalya and Nathan Hill
Gold- 2 looking for 1 by Jamie Evelyn Manzi
Orange- Anything Goes by Stéphane Gérard
Apricot- Apricot 4 Apricot by Courtney Trouble
Lime- grrrl with the most cake by Jacqueline Mary and Violette Dentata
White Fur by Neve Be and Nikki Silver
Fur by M. O'Herlihy
Grey Flannel by Austin Boe
Silver Sequins- Flagging 4 Fashion by Moon Ray Ra ( Celeste Chan, KB Tuffy Boyce )
Kleenex by Kico Le Strange
Houndstooth- Mouth Wide Open by Siobhan Aluvalot
Indigenous Luvvv by Demian DinéYazhi
Theme song by Nomy Lamm

Overall, the film was quite a treat, though my personal favorites were probably White Fur, Fur and Apricot 4 Apricot, which Courtney Trouble has made available for viewing as a stand-alone short clip.

KinkyCraft was there to support the film's opening with a modest pop-up shop - where we also debuted the new "femmecock" embroidered hanky design!

If you missed the premiere screening, you have another chance at the encore screening July 15th!  The filmmakers are also looking for future venues to screen the film in Oakland, too!

Check out the trailer here.