1. ANNA
ARROWSMITH
PHD
CONTACT:
(626)
354
4910
–
ANNAIARROWSMITH@GMAIL.COM
BRITISH
NATIONAL
WITH
PERMANENT
RESIDENT
STATUS
AND
GREEN
CARD
FOR
THE
USA,
ABLE
TO
WORK
WITHOUT
RESTRICTION
IN
THE
USA
AND
EUROPEAN
UNION
EDUCATION
University
of
Sussex,
East
Sussex,
UK.
PhD
Gender
Studies
2010
-­‐
2014
‘Rethinking
Misogyny:
Men’s
Perceptions
of
Female
Power
in
Dating
Relationships’
Birkbeck
University,
London,
UK.
M.A.
Philosophy
2004
-­‐
2006
‘The
Practical
Ethics
of
the
Age
of
Consent’
Central
St
Martin’s
School
of
Art,
London,
UK
B.A.
(Hons)
Fine
Art
(Film
&
Video)
1995
-­‐
1998
‘Towards
a
New
Pornography’
Areas
of
interest:
female
gaze,
pornography.
PRODUCTION
EXPERIENCE
Easy
on
the
Eye
Productions/Endurance
Media
Feminist
Adult
Film
Producer/Director/CEO
1998
–
2014
Under
the
pseudonym
Anna
Span
I
have
written,
directed
and
produced
over
250
professionally
released
scenes
(satellite
television
and
DVD
release)
and
spearheaded
a
feminist
porn
awareness
campaign
(as
well
as
exploring
the
female
gaze),
which
successfully
changed
public
perceptions
of
women
in
the
adult
industries
as
consumers,
producers
and
performers.
Awards
Won:
‘Services
to
the
Industry‘
Shafta
Awards,
(Television
X)
London
2013
‘Indie
Porn
Pioneer’
(2007)
and
‘Best
Bi-­‐movie’
(2011)
–
Feminist
Porn
Awards
(Toronto)
‘Best
Politician’
The
Erotic
Awards
(2010)
‘Best
British
Film
Brand’
–
Erotic
Trade
Only
-­‐
The
UK
trade
magazine
(2009)

2. ANNA
ARROWSMITH
PHD
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2
‘Best
Director’
(2007)
‘Best
Director’
(2008),
‘Best
Soft-­‐core
Production’,
‘Best
Reality
Programme’,
–
UK
Adult
Film
and
TV
Awards
(2007)
Silver
in
the
FICEB
Awards,
Spain
(2003)
I
am
a
peer
reviewer
for
the
academic
journals
Gender
&
Society
and
Porn
Studies.
After
graduating
from
my
first
degree
in
film
and
video
in
1998
I
worked
as
an
editor
at
soft-­‐core
adult
channel
Television
X
in
the
UK,
which
involved
the
daily
operation
of
digi-­‐beta
and
analog
editing
suites,
as
well
as
subtitling
machinery
and
Final
Cut
Pro.
Here
I
learned
all
aspects
of
postproduction
and
soon
grew
to
understand
how
a
television
company
works.
Alongside
my
editing
work
I
began
making
professional
programs
of
an
adult
nature,
which
soon
became
highly
influential
both
in
content
and
style
within
the
industry.
I
used
my
experimental
arts
background
to
reinvent
the
adult
genre,
reworking
it
laterally
and
emphasizing
character
development,
fashion
sense,
comedic
dialogue
and
realistic
contexts.
I
wrote
all
of
the
scenes
I
made
and
never
found
it
hard
to
invent
new
ways
to
look
at
the
genre
and
subsequently
developed
a
very
unique
and
recognisable
style.
I
also
became
well
versed
in
the
use
of
digital
and
high
definition
cameras
and
in
managing
the
professional
lighting
and
sound
in
my
productions,
as
well
as
overseeing
DVD
artwork
including
the
use
of
Photoshop
and
Illustrator.
After
3
years
I
left
to
concentrate
on
my
own
production
company
Easy
on
the
Eye
Productions.
I
took
sole
responsibility
for
the
production
and
distribution
of
my
titles
internationally,
setting
up
trade
links
with
shops,
distributors,
television
companies
and
video
on
demand
websites.
I
developed
a
small
team
of
production
and
sales
staff
whom
I
managed
on
a
day-­‐to-­‐day
level,
something
that
required
my
undertaking
further
training
to
develop
my
management
and
sales
skills.
At
this
time
I
was
both
sourcing
and
developing
relationships
with
customers
and
suppliers
from
all
over
the
world,
alongside
the
further
creative
development
of
my
product.
I
have
also
successfully
challenged
The
British
Board
of
Film
Classification
twice,
to
include
hitherto
censored
work.
These
experiences
have
helped
need
to
develop
a
broad
understanding
of
the
needs
of
customers,
the
practical
issues
in
delivering
a
product
and
the
importance
of
maintaining
quality
of
output.
I
would
say
that
flexibility
of
mind
is
one
of
my
greatest
assets.
Throughout
my
career
I
have
had
to
think
on
my
feet
and
deal
with
all
potentialities
that
may
or
do
occur,
including
last
minute
no-­‐shows
of
talent
or
crew
resulting
in
on
the
spot
rewriting
or
rejigging
of
production
schedules.
This
was
the
stuff
of
my
daily
work
as
I
was
often
dealing
with
younger
and
often
unreliable
talent,
which
resulted
in
my
developing
skills
and
foresight
that
would
ensure
ongoing
production.
Having
to
balance
creative
ideals
with
pragmatic
necessities
is
something
that
has
become
second
nature
to
me.
In
other
words,
I
always
get
things
done,
and
to
standard.
Alongside
my
practical
filmic
experience
I
have
extensive
knowledge
of
gender
studies
including
both
women
and
men
(something
which
is
rare
in
the
field).
My
recently
completed
PhD
focused
on
men’s
experiences
in
dating
women,
including
how
they
perceive
women
to
have
power.
Previously
to
this,
I
learned
how
to
understand
gender
in
film
during
my
first
degree
in
film
and
video.
How
gender
is
represented
on
film
and
TV
is
something
that
has
become
increasingly
important
in
recent
years
(Girls,
Orange
is
the
New
Black,
Gravity,
etc.)
and
will
become
of
paramount
importance
in
the
next
decade
as
it
will
become
the
area
of
exploration
and
expansion,
due
to
there
being
so
much
left
unsaid.
This
is
true
for
how
men
are
shown
as
well
as
women,
something
I
have
a
specific
advantage
in
with
my
knowledge
about
masculinity.
I
am
uniquely
skilled
to
help
achieve
the
most
of
this
expansion
as
I
have
both
the
academic
knowledge
about
gender,
the
practical
filmmaking
and
scriptwriting
experience
alongside
a
history
of
making
films
that
don’t
shy
away
from
sexual
and
liberal
themes.

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Because
I
wanted
to
encourage
women
to
explore
adult
fiIms
I
understood
it
was
necessary
to
maintain
a
constant
and
public
high
profile
in
the
media.
I
therefore
have
been
interviewed
about
my
work
in
every
national
newspaper
and
women’s
magazine
in
the
UK
as
well
as
others
from
Germany,
Spain,
France,
Norway,
South
Africa,
Brazil
and
Australia.
Media
appearances
include
every
major
and
many
local
BBC
Radio
channels,
all
of
the
major
terrestrial
TV
channels
including
Channels
4
&
5
who
both
aired
two
different,
one-­‐hour
documentaries
about
my
work
as
the
acceptable
face
of
adult
film.
Alongside
this,
every
national
newspaper
and
major
women’s
magazine
in
the
UK,
including
appearing
on
the
front
page
of
The
Times
newspaper,
have
interviewed
me.
I
am
well
versed
in
dealing
with
all
types
of
press
and
media
with
over
16
years’
experience.
I
have
also
delivered
lectures
and
partaken
in
debates
in
various
universities,
both
in
the
UK
and
abroad
over
the
past
15
years
regarding
my
career
as
an
adult
filmmaker
and
my
PhD
research.
These
include
Oxford
University,
Cambridge
University,
London
College
of
Fashion,
Manchester
University,
Malmo
University
(Sweden),
University
of
Turku
(Finland),
University
College
Dublin,
Edinburgh
University,
Glasgow
University
and
St
Andrews
University,
Scotland.
I
participated
in
numerous
discussion
panels
and
gave
presentations
in
film
and
culture
festivals
worldwide
including
Oslo,
Amsterdam,
Turku
(Finland),
Maratea
(Italy),
Berlin,
Canada,
Manchester
and
London.
My
Ph.D.
research
involved
interviewing
dating
men
and
pick
up
artists
about
their
dating
anxieties,
some
of
which
were
very
acute.
It
was
noted
by
the
examiners
that
I
achieved
highly
candid
responses,
which
are
rare
from
men
in
the
field.
I
put
this
down
to
my
ability
to
quickly
make
people
relaxed
in
my
company,
something
I
learnt
through
directing
adult
performers
over
many
years.
The
Adult
Industry
Trade
Association
Chair
2008-­‐2010
I
was
appointed
as
Chair
of
the
UK
trade
association
for
the
UK’s
erotic
industries
for
two
years
until
I
stood
down
to
allow
time
to
study
my
PhD.
This
position
involved
reconciling
necessarily
opposing
entities
within
the
industry
(such
as
buyers
and
sellers
of
products)
and
maintaining
a
public
presence
in
the
media
and
the
wider
industry.
I
chaired
meetings
and
public
discussions,
keeping
control
of
all
campaigns
undertaken.
I
have
developed
considerable
social
and
diplomatic
skills
through
my
various
roles
throughout
my
career,
especially
with
young
people,
professional
business
people,
creatives,
the
media
and
politicians
and
am
very
confident
of
my
ability
to
work
well
with
different
types
of
people
and
in
different
contexts
and
to
take
control
of
difficult
situations
and
to
make
the
necessary
decisions
when
they
arise.
For
instance,
in
2010
I
became
the
first
member
of
the
adult
industry
to
run
for
parliament
(for
The
Liberal
Democrats),
which
required
a
wealth
of
social
skills
that
were
needed
with
a
broad
range
of
people
hitherto
unknown
to
me,
who
were
often
difficult
to
deal
with.
PUBLICATIONS
‘Rethinking
Misogyny:
Men’s
Perceptions
of
Female
Power
in
Dating
Relationships’
Sep
2015
My
PhD
thesis,
described
by
the
publishers
Ashgate,
as
“path-­‐breaking”
and
as
having
“political
worth”
‘My
Pornographic
Development’
I
wrote
a
chapter
on
my
aesthetic
philosophy,
which
was
published
in
the
book
‘Pornographic
Art
&
The
Aesthetics
of
Pornography’
available
through
Palgrave
Macmillan
2013
‘Erotic
Home
Video’
(now
known
as
‘Shoot
Your
Own
Adult
Home
Movies’)
2003

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ARROWSMITH
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I
wrote
this
as
a
manual
for
non-­‐professionals
to
learn
how
to
make
adult
movies
at
home.
To
date
it
has
sold
over
22,000
copies.
FURTHER
INFORMATION
Please
feel
free
to
check
out
my
various
websites
for
more
information:
For
more
information
about
my
filmic
work:
www.annaspansdiary.com
For
more
about
my
research
and
myself
try
www.annaarrowsmith.com
where
you
can
find
examples
of
my
video
interviews
http://annaarrowsmith.com/videos/
and
other
press
work:
http://annaarrowsmith.com/press/