THOMAS ZUPKO TO DIRECT FOR ELEGANT ANGEL!
Award Winning Director Thomas Zupko has recently made an agreement
with Elegant Angel Productions to direct an upcoming feature entitled
“FLESH CIRCUS”.
Zupko, best known for his psycho-sexual imagery, is looking to steer
his visions in a new direction with this upcoming feature, slated to
begin shooting in the next couple of weeks. “FLESH CIRCUS” is a
psychological tale about a young girl whose car breaks down on her
way from Las Vegas to LA. Lost in the desert, she stumbles upon an
extremely bizarre circus where all of her lurid sexual fantasies
materialize before her. “It’s kind of like a combination of ‘The
Devil in Miss Jones’ and ‘Dante’s Inferno'”, says Zupko.
He adds, ” I don’t want to give away any of the scenes, but suffice
to say, they will be memorable-or so I hope!”
Zupko has been nominated for Director of the Year by AVN in 2001,
Director of the Year by XRCO in 2001
and 2002, and Director of the Year by the Barcelona Film Festival
Awards in 2001. His previous titles have been named “Video of the
Year” by several adult publications and websites. He brings to
Elegant Angel a true vision of psychological depravity, one born from
a marriage of his non-conformist attitude and his mastery of visual
storytelling.
From Zupko: “I’ve matured in my personal life, and as a result, I’ve
evolved as a director. I realize that making scenes just for the
sake of shock value can get you attention and accolades, but that
this approach is no longer challenging to me . I want to
differentiate myself from the rest of the field. So the challenge is
to still create a psychological impact without resorting to all of
the violent dramatic window dressing. My objective is to focus more
on erotica, yet still produce the same kind of powerful reaction from
the viewer.”
Prior to his career in adult film-making, Zupko was a writer in New
York City, and also managed a string of strip clubs and adult
bookstores. In addition, he spent time as a writer and publicist at
Arrow Productions. Zupko began directing and making adult movies in
1995, and was best known for his early work at Extreme Associates. He
left Extreme in November of 2002, taking time off to re-energize and
re-focus. He spent time reading Dostoyevsky and watching old Nicholas
Roeg films.
After shooting 20 films, Zupko divulges what inspires him…
“Obviously, hardcore sex, good-looking women, big tits,
fat asses, and girls who suck cock like vacuums. And….just being
around good, honest, intelligent human beings who actually give a
fuck. I really believe that cinema is a reflection of our humanity,
and the cinematic expression of sex, is as artistically valid as any
other genre of movie-making. It’s important to have an artistic
vision…and to understand that the most successful pornographers in
history are great artists. And if you don’t believe that, try
depicting a sex act on camera in new, original interesting ways.”
Zupko has been aware of Patrick Collins and his work for at least a
decade, but actually just met him for the first time last week. And
when asked about his union with Elegant Angel, Zupko responds
enthusiastically, “I’m really looking forward to it. So far, they
have gone out of their way for me, treating me with the utmost
respect. My goal with Elegant is to give them the most cutting edge,
technically-perfect videos on the market, but which are also
cable-friendly. My objective is to give Elegant Angel a nomination
for video of the year with every feature I make.”
At this time, Zupko is not under contract with any company. Although
for now, his only focus will be the creation of “Flesh Circus”. But
the idea of an exclusive arrangement with Elegant Angel is not an
impossibility. “To be completely honest, both Axel Braun and Patrick
Collins have been so cool with me, I hope I am here for many years to
come. I’m very excited about the prospects of the future.”
Look for “FLESH CIRCUS”, Thomas Zupko’s first release for Elegant
Angel, in May of 2003.
