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It’s Never One-Sided
by Kiki Kazimi | 5 minutes |
Filmed and produced in the Netherlands | 2023
Concept
A short film capturing the delicate space between communication and synchronicity. Exploring the connection between lovers, the exchange inevitably leaves one bleeding more.
This needle play performance transforms physical pain into a shared ritual, embodying connection, vulnerability, and the impossibility of perfect reciprocity. Two performers pierce each other’s chests, threading a red string between them and moving slowly to test the tension, before cutting and removing the thread. The red thread operates both as a literal binding and as a symbol of attachment, presence, and emotional exchange.
Materials
Performance, needle play, red thread, video documentation
Credits
Directed by Kiki Kazimi
P erformed by Kiki Kazimi and Lexios
Received an honourable mention award at Hacker Pxrn Film Festival 2024 and at BDSM Film Fest Barcelona 2024
Screenings
It’s Never One-Sided by Kiki Kazimi
June 2025, Queer Pride Shorts, Groningen
May 2025, Kissable Screens, Amsterdam
May 2025, Satyrs & Maenads, Athens
March 2025, Pxrn Film Festival, Barcelona
July 2024, Sofia Pxrn Arts Fest
June 2024, Post-Pxrn Film Festival, Warsaw
May 2024, BDSM Film Festival, Barcelona,
Honourable Mention Award
April 2024, Hacker Pxrn Film Festival, Rome,
Honourable Mention Award