Pornhub 'Very Excited' To Release Its First Ever Non-Adult Film

There is so much porn out there in the world that it would be physically impossible to watch every single movie.

But there are adult sites out there that want to delve into areas other than explicit material, which is why Pornhub is excited to debut its first non-pornographic film.

The documentary is called Shakedown and Pornhub is hoping that its humungous audience (there were 42 billion visits to the site last year) will give it a watch.

Grasshopper

The documentary, concocted by filmmaker and conceptual artist Leilah Weinraub is, according to Variety, 'a stream of consciousness nonfiction narrative about the queer women and men who populated the lesbian strip club scene in Los Angeles' in the 2000s.

Weinraub said: "There's a cool opportunity right now to present films in the art space, there's more openness to diversity and content, and a different sort of storytelling.

"I feel like it complicates the history of subcultures, like Los Angeles. It reorients your placing of things in that history. I feel like that was my goal, not to put a finger on it, but complicate and add to that richness."

PA

She hopes that the film will appeal to everyone but she has specifically targeted women.

It will be available on Pornhub all month before it ends up on the Criterion Channel. Fans will then be able to watch it via the iTunes store around the middle of the year.

Pornhub's brand director Alex Klein also told Variety that they are excited to branch out into other arenas that aren't fully pornographic.

"This film is part of a larger general commitment Pornhub has to supporting the arts. We want to be seen as a platform that artists and creators can use," Mr Klein said.

Grasshopper

"We've seen artists in general upload content to the site, that might not have a home at places like YouTube or Vimeo, who don't permit nudity. For us, premiering a feature length film is a first. We're very excited about it."

Shakedown will appear on Pornhub on its own 'performative space', according to Variety, and Weinraub will be available in a chat feature once a week to talk about the documentary.

The adult website has revealed that in 2019 alone, there was 1.36 million hours of new content uploaded. If you wanted to watch every single movie it would take you a casual 169 years. That would be one hell of a ride.

Topics: TV and Film, News

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie is a Trending Journalist at LADbible. His first job was as a newsreader and journalist at the award winning Sydney radio station, Macquarie Radio. He was solely responsible for the content broadcast on multiple stations across Australia when the MH17, Germanwings and AirAsia disasters unfolded. Stewart has covered the conflict in Syria for LADbible, interviewing a doctor on the front line, and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8 campaign.

@stewartperrie