S4E39: Toby Ross | Do Me Evil | Bill Eld

About this episode

The episode explores the early days of gay porn filmmaking with Toby Ross, highlighting his unique contributions and a specific film that blends art and psychodrama.

Send us Fan Mail The early days of making porn films were a grey zone which was very vast and unexplored. You could tell a story while making a hardcore film. In 1974 legendary filmmaker Toby Ross made his first film. Chances are… you’ve never heard of him. But he was filming gay stories when Hollywood didn’t even acknowledge we existed. Ross was known for playful, sexy films—but there is one film in his collection that is something else entirely. Part art film, part psychodrama, part vintage...

People in this episode

Guest: Toby Ross

Topics covered

• gay porn
• filmmaking
• Toby Ross
• art film
• psychodrama

Keywords

• hardcore film
• gay stories
• 1974
• Hollywood

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Do Me Evil

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