27. What it takes to run a queer indie porn company with Mahx Capacity of Aorta Films

About this episode

Mahx Capacity discusses the challenges and insights of running a queer indie porn company.

Mahx Capacity joined me to discuss being a porn doula, keeping an indie queer porn company financially afloat, consent on porn sets, creators as a non-renewable resource, and finding community in the queer porn world. Mahx Capacity is a Brooklyn based performance maker, entrepreneur and postmodern pornographer. They are the co-founder and creative director of Aorta Films as well as a performer and consultant. Check out Aorta Films: https://www.instagram.com/aorta_studio https://bsky.app/profile/aortafilms.bsky.social https://x.com/aorta_films Follow Mahx: https://www.instagram.com/mahxcapacity666

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Huxley

Guest: Mahx Capacity

Topics covered

• queer porn
• indie film
• consent
• community
• performance art

Keywords

• queer porn
• indie porn
• porn doula
• consent
• Aorta Films

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aorta Films

Places: Brooklyn

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