Black and White and Sex is a 2011 Australian drama directed by John Winter.
A filmmaker (Matthew Holmes) interviews a sex worker who calls herself Angie (Katherine Hicks, Anya Beresdorf, Valerie Bader, Roxane Wilson, Michelle Vergara Moore, Dina Panozzo, Saskia Burmeister, Maia Thomas) for his documentary film, asking probing questions. But he gets more than he bargained for…
Prostitute. Hooker. Sex Worker. Whore. Candid and seductive, Angie is determined to set the record straight about sex. As she reveals herself, layer-by-layer, she also exposes the man who is interviewing her… Sometimes provocative and confronting, sometimes tender, poignant and sexy, Black & White & Sex takes you behind the scenes and into Angie's very special world.
There's a question here for every man – and an answer for every woman. Anyone who pays is welcome – but leave your expectations at the door… sex is never black and white.
Review by Variety
"There is nothing black or white about the sex worker under the spotlight in “Black & White & Sex,” an experimental Aussie drama that reps the helming debut of producer John Winter (“Rabbit Proof Fence”). Filmed on a single set with eight actresses playing Angie, a prostitute being interviewed by a largely unseen documaker, pic offers a full-tilt examination of the sex-for-sale biz that effectively challenges stereotypes and is well served by dashes of droll humor. ..Concept never gets tired due to questions from the filmmaker that represent what many people would probably want to ask a sex worker, given the chance. Despite a couple of flat dialogue stretches, pic holds the attention with extremely frank descriptions of paid sexual encounters and a gradual shift in the power balance as Angie, who has a science degree, throws her own highly provocative questions at the interviewer.
Thesping by the well cast femmes is uniformly excellent. While it seems unfair to single anyone out, Valerie Bader is dynamite as the mature and sassy Angie 3, and Saskia Burmeister (“Hating Alison Ashley”) manipulates her sweet girl-next-door persona to telling effect as her Angie 7 discusses sex and submission.Outstanding black-and-white HD widescreen imagery by lenser Nicola Daley subtly evokes everything from the high key-light portraiture of film noir to glamour model photography of the 1950s and the stark realism of direct cinema."