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G-SPrOuT!
G-SPrOuT!
is a short film produced in 2000 by Mark Karbusicky &
Mirha-Soleil Ross, in which, "A cyberspace encounter
turns into a trans-polysexual-vegan-docu-porno featuring
urban veggie lovers speaking out on dating, intimacy, and
sex in a meat-centered culture." G-SPrOuT! was
the recipient of the "Pop Your Gender Bubble Award"
at Tranny
Fest 2001, and has been screened at over a dozen film
festivals, including the Lost
Film Fest in Philly and Europe, SABOT and Mayworks
in Vancouver, Inside
Out in Toronto, and Mix
NYC.
Praise
for G-SPrOuT!
"Sex,
violence, cultural critique--it's all there in G-SPrOuT!,
a film that seduces you with the visual sensuality of hot
queer sex followed by thrusting political insight. Across
differences of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and species,
G-SPrOuT! is unapologetically transsexual/transgender, pro-sex
and pro-animal rights. This film clarifies the connections
between what we eat and who we eat. In twelve fast-moving
minutes it explains the connections between queer &
tranny rights, sexual freedom, and inter-species justice.
It's a real eye-opener--probably because the images are
so compelling, you can't stop looking! G-SPrOuT! is an eloquent
tool for justice." -- Greta Gaard, Associate Professor
and Coordinator, GLBT Studies Program, Western Washington
University.
" ...
pretty damn subversive and extremely well-done. Just-say-no-to
kinda flick. It’s basic theme is "Vegans taste
better." It’s neat to see the radical link between
sex workers and militant vegetarians, all on the fringe
of society, many for socio-political reasons." -- Viva
Las Vegas, EXOTIC Magazine
"It
has been an important aspect of my work to make the connections
between animal liberation and other social justice movements,
as I believe all struggles for justice are very intertwined.
The connections between diet and sexuality/sensuality is
a topic which needs much more attention, and I thank you
for what I consider a ground-breaking film on these issues.
I know of no other film like it. The subject matter is presented
both humorously and candidly, and the sincerity of the subjects
interviewed is evident. I believe that Mirha-Soleil Ross,
along with her co-producer Mark Karbusicky, have a very
perceptive and intelligent way to present their issues."
-- David Barbarash, Host and Curator of Black Cat Video
Vancouver.
Stills
from G-SPrOuT, the original veggie porn:
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