Wakefield Poole

Short documentary that takes a closer look at several key parts of Wakefield Poole's life during the San Francisco years 1974 - 1979. Hot Flash of America, the Nob Hill Theater, Night Flight/Stars parties, and the famous stage act featuring porn star Roger are all profiled.

Pioneer erotic film maker Peter de Rome talks about his life and work.

After forty years, director Wakefield Poole revisits the Fire Island Pines houses he used as locations for his iconic film BOYS IN THE SAND.

I Always Said Yes is a portrait of pioneering filmmaker Wakefield Poole, whose careers as dancer, choreographer, and director spanned the golden years of Broadway, television, porno chic, and gay liberation.

Fire Island fantasies in the Brambles, in the Bay, on the Beach, by the Pool. Hot sun, hot sand, hot men, hot times. Fire Island Uncensored.

Fire Island fantasies in the Brambles, in the Bay, on the Beach, by the Pool. Hot sun, hot sand, hot men, hot times. Fire Island Uncensored.

Fire Island fantasies in the Brambles, in the Bay, on the Beach, by the Pool. Hot sun, hot sand, hot men, hot times. Fire Island Uncensored.

Fire Island fantasies in the Brambles, in the Bay, on the Beach, by the Pool. Hot sun, hot sand, hot men, hot times. Fire Island Uncensored.

Fire Island fantasies in the Brambles, in the Bay, on the Beach, by the Pool. Hot sun, hot sand, hot men, hot times. Fire Island Uncensored.

Three sex scenes performed by a succession of one, two, and three actors, using different forms of address.

Three sex scenes performed by a succession of one, two, and three actors, using different forms of address.

Three sex scenes performed by a succession of one, two, and three actors, using different forms of address.

A pornographic photographer works with three models who re-enact the fantasies they employ to psyche themselves during their shoots.

Roy and Kevin meet at the Glory Hole, a sex club in New York. They instantly fall in love and move into an apartment together. Roy is an actor and Kevin a model. To make money while auditioning for jobs, they decide to hustle for rent and give it away as the spirit moves them.

Roy and Kevin meet at the Glory Hole, a sex club in New York. They instantly fall in love and move into an apartment together. Roy is an actor and Kevin a model. To make money while auditioning for jobs, they decide to hustle for rent and give it away as the spirit moves them.

A pornographic photographer works with three models who re-enact the fantasies they employ to psyche themselves during their shoots.

A pornographic photographer works with three models who re-enact the fantasies they employ to psyche themselves during their shoots.

John Sharp (Casey Donovan) receives in the morning mail an unusual brochure called "Hot Shots." Unusual in that there is a free film offer and not one photograph in the brochure. John is forced to use his imagination while reading the provocative descriptions of the various films. The characters described in the brochure and those in his real life begin to interchange. The experiences take him everywhere one might find sex in a city like New York… from low life — warehouses and toilets — to jet setters — Park Avenue executive suites and limousines.

John Sharp (Casey Donovan) receives in the morning mail an unusual brochure called "Hot Shots." Unusual in that there is a free film offer and not one photograph in the brochure. John is forced to use his imagination while reading the provocative descriptions of the various films. The characters described in the brochure and those in his real life begin to interchange. The experiences take him everywhere one might find sex in a city like New York… from low life — warehouses and toilets — to jet setters — Park Avenue executive suites and limousines.

John Sharp (Casey Donovan) receives in the morning mail an unusual brochure called "Hot Shots." Unusual in that there is a free film offer and not one photograph in the brochure. John is forced to use his imagination while reading the provocative descriptions of the various films. The characters described in the brochure and those in his real life begin to interchange. The experiences take him everywhere one might find sex in a city like New York… from low life — warehouses and toilets — to jet setters — Park Avenue executive suites and limousines.

John Sharp (Casey Donovan) receives in the morning mail an unusual brochure called "Hot Shots." Unusual in that there is a free film offer and not one photograph in the brochure. John is forced to use his imagination while reading the provocative descriptions of the various films. The characters described in the brochure and those in his real life begin to interchange. The experiences take him everywhere one might find sex in a city like New York… from low life — warehouses and toilets — to jet setters — Park Avenue executive suites and limousines.

Legendary performer Sherry Britton presents song, dance (choreographed by Wakefield Poole) and comedy. The way burlesque used to be.

Explores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.

Explores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.

Explores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.

Explores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.

Explores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.

Wakefield Poole’s fifth short is an intimate portrait of a man named... Roger.

Comments from 1975 seem to indicate that California Supermen was a combination of Loadstar and Manpower edited together or at least sold by Wakefield Poole. There is not enough information on those two to know how or if they were pieced together.

A series of three loops themed around the concept of moving: House for Rent, Room for Rent, and Apartment for Rent.

Director Wakefield Poole moved to San Francisco in 1974 and captured the energy and sights of an early San Francisco gay pride parade, set to a campy, eclectic soundtrack.

Wakefield Poole's Bible! is an 1973 American softcore pornographic anthology film written and directed by Wakefield Poole. The film presents the biblical stories of Adam and Eve, David and Bathsheba, and Samson and Delilah in the form of pornographic vignettes.

A construction worker steals an accident victim's purse and finds an invitation to a mysterious club called Bijou. There he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.

A construction worker steals an accident victim's purse and finds an invitation to a mysterious club called Bijou. There he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.

A construction worker steals an accident victim's purse and finds an invitation to a mysterious club called Bijou. There he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.

A construction worker steals an accident victim's purse and finds an invitation to a mysterious club called Bijou. There he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.

A construction worker steals an accident victim's purse and finds an invitation to a mysterious club called Bijou. There he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.

Casey Donovan stars in this dream-like sex fantasy set in New York's notorious Fire Island. First, he crosses paths in the woods with Peter Fisk, then has poolside sex with Danny DiCioccio, before hooking up with Tommy Moore around the house.

Casey Donovan stars in this dream-like sex fantasy set in New York's notorious Fire Island. First, he crosses paths in the woods with Peter Fisk, then has poolside sex with Danny DiCioccio, before hooking up with Tommy Moore around the house.

Casey Donovan stars in this dream-like sex fantasy set in New York's notorious Fire Island. First, he crosses paths in the woods with Peter Fisk, then has poolside sex with Danny DiCioccio, before hooking up with Tommy Moore around the house.

In 1968, Wakefield Poole filmed an exhibition of Andy Warhol's work at the Whitney Museum. He edited ANDY "in-camera" as he filmed it, then created a collage soundtrack and presented a print to Warhol as a birthday gift. When BOYS IN THE SAND opened in New York, Poole showed ANDY before each screening.

Made as part of a Triton Gallery show to publicize the poster art of Canadian artist Vittorio Fiorucci, filmmaker Wakefield Poole cut apart posters and hand-animated the film using his 8mm camera to create stop-motion. The film was combined with dancers, lighting and projections to create an innovative gallery show.

An experimental and humorous rainy day romp involving director Wakefield Poole's beloved Warhol Marilyns, his boyfriend Peter Fisk, Julia Child and the kitchen sink (literally and figuratively). The film creates whimsy by incorporating household film footage, pop culture references from TV, and Poole's eclectic and sometimes campy use of music.

An experimental and humorous rainy day romp involving director Wakefield Poole's beloved Warhol Marilyns, his boyfriend Peter Fisk, Julia Child and the kitchen sink (literally and figuratively). The film creates whimsy by incorporating household film footage, pop culture references from TV, and Poole's eclectic and sometimes campy use of music.

An experimental and humorous rainy day romp involving director Wakefield Poole's beloved Warhol Marilyns, his boyfriend Peter Fisk, Julia Child and the kitchen sink (literally and figuratively). The film creates whimsy by incorporating household film footage, pop culture references from TV, and Poole's eclectic and sometimes campy use of music.

An experimental and humorous rainy day romp involving director Wakefield Poole's beloved Warhol Marilyns, his boyfriend Peter Fisk, Julia Child and the kitchen sink (literally and figuratively). The film creates whimsy by incorporating household film footage, pop culture references from TV, and Poole's eclectic and sometimes campy use of music.

Shot in the Fire Island Pines during the same summer Poole filmed the first segment of his debut feature film "Boys in the Sand," this short was made in collaboration with the director's close friend and visual artist Ed Parente. The film serves as a visual love letter to Parente's boyfriend Fred, who was often away while the two spent time filming on the island.

Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthday. Michael doesn't fully understand where he is, or why he's there. A guardian angel named Patience is given the task of showing Michael the joys of Heaven and helping him find his place in the Hereafter.