Sex Work Movies

Noted documentary filmmakers Iana Porter and Sasha Waters direct this understated and decidedly un-exploitative look at the world of sadomasochism...

Weaving past and present, modern-day courtesan Carmine moves from prostitution and drug addiction into a healing journey that leads her to become a...

An unapologetic and realist exploration of sexual desire, the quest for financial stability, and the pursuit of agency over one's own body.

Documents the history and politics of a Portland institution: The city's strip clubs.

1961 documentary about the history and seedy reality of the sex industry in London's Soho.

Anna is thinking of quitting sex work. She hears screaming from out the window.

The documentary follows María Riot, an artist, activist, and sex worker from Argentina, as she develops her photography project “Archivo...

A revolutionary trans HIV+ sex worker manifesto.

During a night fueled by bravado and peer pressure, a lonely boy tries to prove he’s a “real man,” with devastating consequences.

This multi-faceted documentary about “remote sex work” shows a wide variety of aspects and honest self-reflections about working as a sex...

The most famous woman in the world was a sex worker. Marilyn Monroe knowingly used sex as a source of income. The first escort of pop culture lived...

An inside peek into the lives and relationships between sex workers and their family members. The documentary profiles four families who share of the...

"No Refunds" is a visceral, tangled descent into the transactional dynamics of intimate encounters, told through the language of bodies, sheets, and...

Based on a true story, this film immerses us in the life of Zoe, a young transsexual prostitute who, while living on the margins of society, she...

The late Carolina Becerra, a San Francisco sex worker, is caught in a downward spiral within a destructive lifestyle of drugs and pain. Based on the...

A choral story of women who worked as prostitutes and the feminist debate on abolitionism and regulation, through their life stories, desires and...

Call it acting or prostitution; the phone sex phenomenon reflects the darker side of the telemarketing industry. From the absurd to the disturbing....

The story of Sabrina Stardust, a transfemme artist trying to make ends meet while dealing with an unstable addict girlfriend, a new love, and an...

Mina is a 30-year-old prostitute whose vagina suddenly disappears. Locked in her apartment, she records a video telling us about her life and her...

For the past ten years, Evelyn has been running her own brothel in a quiet small town in Germany. Serving as a sort of open invitation to her BDSM...