More about Lotus..
Lotus is an activist for Sex Worker and Adult Performers' Rights. She's been able to expand that work as Industry Advocate for the Free Speech Coalition, the Adult Industry’s trade association. Throughout her career she’s been a Dominatrix; a Published Writer, Guest Speaker and Producer.
Most recently, Lotus has done international advocacy at the 139th United Nations Human Right Committee session of the ICCPR in 2023, to educate US State Dept & UN Committee Members of the US policies that negate US Citizens' human rights.
She consults on special projects involving the realities of the Adult Industry & Sex Work to help create change around the way Sex Workers stories are portrayed in mainstream Hollywood. She has worked with with Pornhub to influence structural change for Black & Brown People of Color on their platform, as well as with ACLU to influence nationwide decriminalization of Sex Work.
IC-RELATED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Intimacy Coordinator
"Sinister Surgeon" -MarVista Entertainment
An original Tubi film directed by Jonathan Lewis, starring Anthony Montgomery and Samantha Neyland Trumbo in a medical horror/ thriller.
I coordinated 2 simulated intimate scenes.
“You Don't Know The Half Of It” - Love Song Films
A short film sponsored by The Harris Project, directed by Daniel Jude Wolfe, starring Austin Patrick and Aiden Grillo.
I coordinated the comfort & safety of the 2 young actors for what would be a first kiss scene for them both.
“Concepts of Consent from Intimacy Coordination & Sex Work” - Workshop
A workshop on Intimacy Coordination and Consent at the National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC) in San Francisco. My colleague April Flores & I were invited to present at the national level after an informative state workshop in 2022.
“When Harri Met Sally” - Erika Lust Productions
A short film inspired by the "meet cute" film genre.
Directed by Rebecca Stewart, starring Maya Wolfe and Brooklyn Gray.
I coordinated the comfort, safety & movements of the 2 actresses during pre-production & on-set.
“Down Town” - Written, Directed & Produced by Gavin Gaitan
A film currently in post-production.
Written & Directed by Gavin Gaitan.
An action-comedy feature film.
I coordinated the intimate scene between Cheyenne Marie Washington, playing a young sex worker with her older male client.
“La Ciguapa Siempre” - Body Checker Productions
A short film sponsored by LALIFF & Con Todo Netflix.
Written & Directed by Monica Moore-Suriyage, starring Cheyenne Marie Washington, Michael Bonini, and Jillian Kinsey.
I was consulted on the comfort & safety of multiple actresses in an outdoor setting with implied nudity.
Industry Advocate
United Nations Human Rights Committee Advocacy
I worked with colleagues at Cornell Law: Gender Justice Clinic and Sex Workers & Survivors United to implore the UNHRC to hold the US State Dept accountable for their human rights violations as it pertains to Women, LGBTQIA+ People, Sex Workers, Trafficking Survivors, BIPoC, and Immigrants.
Free Speech Coalition (FSC)
Created my position at FSC to be a liaison between the performer/ production community and the FSC Board during the down times between major political campaigns and every day production.
FSC x INSPIRE Workshops
In an effort to help Adult Industry Newcomers navigate online work amidst COVID restrictions, I launched a successful zoom webinar series to help educate workers of their rights, their responsibilities & the best ways of negotiating rates, consent & other business practices.
FSC INSPIRE Webpage
INSPIRE is an acronym for: Industry Newcomer Support Program, It Really Exists! I curated quotes & advice from industry pros, attorneys & performers in all segments of the industry & created a landing page for this vital information on how to navigate & succeed in the Adult Industry.
Consultant/ Participant
"Black Skinhead" - a Novel - Celadon Books
A book written by Brandi Collins-Dexter. I was consulted on & featured in the Interlude: Awkward Adventures on OnlyFans (pages. 153 - 160) for my thoughts on Black Female Sexuality and how it is consumed & interpreted.
"Sell/Buy/Date" - Documentary Film - SXSW
I was a catalyst for the shift in the storytelling of Sex Workers' lives through the lens of Tony Award Winner, Sarah Jones' production. I consulted behind the scenes & was featured in the film rallying for Sex Workers to tell their own stories.
"Everything's Gonna Be All White" - Documentary Series - SHOWTIME
Produced by Djali Brown-Cepeda & Sacha Jenkins. I was featured on Episode 3: White Noize (air date: February 25, 2022) about the ongoing racism in the Adult Industry.
Producer / Co-Writer
“Putting the ‘O’ in Voting” - Favianna Productions
In collaboration with artist-activist Favianna Rodriguez, a SFW & NSFW short film to encourage early-voting. I co-wrote the script with Bobby Gordon, scouted the crew, cast the actors & selected their wardrobe, secured COVID Compliant sanitization, payroll & production insurance. I also secured a front page spot for the debut on both Pornhub, xHamster & Pink LabelTV online platforms resulting in over 95K views combined within a 1 week period.
Intimacy Coordinator / Producer
“Surf Porn” - Erika Lust Productions for XConfessions
Responsible for communications with executive team in Barcelona, maintaining the production budget, obtaining insurance, planning surf instruction for performers, negotiating an international recording artist for the musical score, maintaining order, professionalism & comfort on-set, dispersing payments to all working parties and delivering a final expense and production report to the executive team.
“Estate Sale: Pleasure Hunt” - Erika Lust Productions for XConfessions
Responsible for communications with executive team in Barcelona, maintaining the production budget, obtaining insurance, planning travel and housing arrangements for performers, negotiating a Grammy-award winning artist for the musical score, maintaining order, professionalism & comfort on-set, dispersing payments to all working parties and delivering a final expense and production report to the executive team.
Intimacy Coordinator / Production Manager
Playboy Plus
Elsa Jean/ Misty Stone/ Muse Naadia/ Julie Kay/ “Ana by Ana Foxxx”
Oversaw all paperwork, meals, staging, props, and the comfort of the models; including the 1st All-Black Production. Managed transition between Covid Pandemic.