FILE - This Dec. 10, 2008 file photo shows photographer Deborah Anderson at the launch party for her photography book "Paperthin" in Los Angeles. Anderson made a documentary and fine-art photography book on pornography. "Aroused" opens in select theaters Thursday, May 2, 2013, and is available for download on iTunes. The book is available on Amazon. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)
May 02, 2013 - 1:45 AM
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Ever wonder what makes young, pretty, "good" girls pursue careers in porn?
So did Deborah Anderson, that's why she made a documentary and fine-art photography book on the subject. "Aroused" opens in select theatres Thursday and is available for download on iTunes. The book is available on Amazon.
Many of the 16 adult-film actresses featured in "Aroused" attended the film's premiere Wednesday night at the Landmark Theatre in Los Angeles and hung around afterward to autograph the coffee-table book.
Anderson was inspired to explore these women's stories after casting a porn star in a photo shoot for a magazine. She was struck by the woman's warm personality and her stories of harsh treatment from the public despite contributing to a widely consumed product of a billion-dollar industry.
News from © The Associated Press, 2013