No sex, please – we’re Irish? Not so, apparently. Mark 'Kinsey' O'Halloran (right), the writer of Adam & Paul, Garage and Prosperity, is the first guest editor of Film Ireland for the January-February Issue 2008, a ploy the magazine hopes to have a series of, and wants to tackle the issue of sex in Irish film. Or lack there of.
Sex is largely ignored in Irish cinema (please - no jokes about copping a feel down the back seat) and Mark wants to undress (sorry - address) the issue: "A serious examination of the whole issue of sex in Irish cinema and television has been largely overlooked by the media. I was very interested in asking some questions about representations of sex, nudity and related themes in Irish film, because it has always seemed to me that we're a bit shy about that in this country. It's also a topic which lets us discuss serious issues like sexuality and censorship, but also to get playful and ask people who their Irish sex fantasy would be and to look at the myths around Irish porn".
Related themes? TToH were always interested in lederhosen-wearing dwarves riding seals on Dún Laoghaire beach while listening to Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On. The sex survey, which is conducted anonymously, can be filled here. However, Film Ireland suggests that if you’re feeling saucy, you can leave your email address and be in with a chance of winning Filmbase membership and a “medium-sized” portrait of your favourite star. Hmmm. We’ll get right on that.
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