title: Pup

length: 23:21, MiniDV, 2005

genre: Documentary

director: Antonia Kao

producer: Antonia Kao

synopsis: PUP follows two out, gay, Christian leathermen - Master Skip and Pup Tim - as they prepare to compete in The Second International Puppy Contest (IPC), a leather title contest for human canines and their handlers.

Warm, affectionate, and funny, the documentary is the first to introduce puppy play, a fetish in which a human expresses the attributes of a canine, most often in relation to another human taking the position of pup handler, owner, trainer, etc.

festivals: CineKink NYC 2005 (Winner: Best Documentary Short); NY, SF, LA, Chicago, Dallas, & Melbourne LGBT Film Festivals; Pacific Film Archive (UC Berkeley); Mill Valley Film Festival

directorcontact: Antonia Kao

website: pupumentary.com

distribcity/state: CA

distribwebsite: wiseorchid.com