CripPleasurePower

“CripPleasurePower” is an experimental documentary/essay that invites viewers into the intimate realm of the artist’s desires by exploring the possibilities of aligning your pleasures with your values. This experimental journey seeks to liberate individuals from conventional notions of sex, urging a profound connection with one’s own erotic power as a life force. By delving into the rich tapestry and amplifying the voices and diverse experiences of disabled individuals, the film celebrates a crip sexual culture, broadening our constrained definitions of sex. The narrative dismantles normative beliefs, questioning the entrenched notion that nondisabled, heteronormative sex is the sole and default expression of intimacy. Ultimately, the film advocates for a centering of pleasure and joy as a lifeforce, strongly influenced by the great activists and writers adrienne marie brown, Audre Lorde, Shayda Kafai, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Ingrid LaFleur. A film by

ari sinn (they/them) is a multidimensional artist, space holder, listener, and activist whose transformative work aims to centre collective care, exploring ways of connection and belonging through collaborative, interactive embodied practices. As a crip and queer bodymind, ari’s performances and interactive installations invite us to tune into our bodies and (re)connect with ourselves, each other and the land in a world shaped by neoliberal and colonial individualism. They foster somatic experiences through gentle interactivity, inviting individuals to explore their surroundings in tender, soft and kind ways. Weaving together disability justice principles, intimate encounters, and the celebration of care webs, ari’s work aims to create spaces that resonate with souls seeking community and liberation.