: Every short film in the collection adheres to standards including fair pay, transparent communication, and collaborative boundary-setting on set.

For the uninitiated, XConfessions is a crowdsourced erotic project. Twice a month, Erika Lust asks her global audience to send in their deepest, darkest, or sweetest sexual fantasies. She reads every single one. She then picks two confessions per month—one woman’s and one man’s (though often featuring non-binary and queer perspectives)—and turns them into short films.

By treating these shorts as high-art films, the project contributes to a broader conversation about the intersection of artistic integrity and adult themes.