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Director WASH WEST A self-taught filmmaker, West directed his first film, Squishy, in 1995. It was entirely funded by tips made while working at a New Orleans jazz club. The film's unique and provocative stance made it an underground hit at many film festivals. Moving to Los Angeles, West had the original idea to make The Fluffer, a story of unrequited love set within the modern day gay porn industry. Having no experience of that world, however, he decided to first do some research, and got a job directing gay porn. In the last two years, not only has he written The Fluffer, but he managed to take the porno world by storm. His movie Naked Highway swept both the 1998 GV Guide and Adult Video News awards shows, receiving an unprecedented fifteen awards, including best movie, best director, best screenplay, best cinematography, and best sexual performance. West's movies are renowned for their daring originality, their high production values, and their huge commercial success His work has been honored at the Berlin Film Festival, New York's New festival, and the Mix Brazil festival. Recently he has been selected as one of Filmmaker Magazine's "twenty five ones to watch."
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