2024 Documentary Editorial note

KinkTimacy

Language English

Nong Nhat Quang's eight-minute documentary follows Cambodian Australian kink educator Gatsby Lim and his experiences of shibari, connection and belonging. Artefacto dates the film to 2024; the Thessaloniki festival catalogue lists it as 2025.

The film presents a personal perspective on finding community through rope. Made through OpenDocs, a documentary programme using generative AI, it also invites attention to how contemporary documentary images are constructed. Its account of healing is the subject's story, not evidence of a therapeutic treatment.

KinkTimacy — promotional image showing a tied figure in a stylized desert landscape
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People & projects

  • Nong Nhat Quang director and screenwriter
  • Sam Gatsby Lim documentary participant
  • Kate Villevoye editor
  • Thao Hoang cinematographer
  • Leland Evans producer

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Context & sources

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