Menmaniacs

Directed by : Jochen Hick

One summer in S&M and leather. Chicago, New York and San Francisco are only three stations in the annual circuit of a leather crowd which travels from event to event—in order to meet, to have sex or just to fantasize about it. Amsterdam based “Tom of Hamburg” is a former “International Mr. Leather” titleholder, S&M porn star and porn producer. He and his friends take us on an intense and erotic trip to the two main events: the “International Mr. Leather” and “Mr. Drummer” contests. We meet contestants and leather women, S&M porn actors and titleholders, uniform fetishists and long-term slaves. It is a game of illusion and delusion, an entire world of devotion with its own rules, icons and politics. The film shows not only the surface of this exciting and dark world, but the people behind: their fears and their dreams.

"A handbook for beginners..." --Variety

"Great little flick!" --Bay Area Reporter

"Engaging!" --HOURS, Montreal`s Weekly News & Entertainment