News :

“While all of the dialogue is drawn from the submitted text conversations, the filmmaker isn’t content to simply translate written smut into images. Instead, she crafts original stories from this raw material, transplanting the conversations into unexpected, surreal settings ranging from a mod luau to a tennis court to an arcade with women in pinup …

“We share our sexts because the sexts themselves aren’t the true point. They’re an echo of an intense experience, digital remnants that gesture towards, but never fully recreate, a moment of intimate exchange. Digital intimacy may bring us closer, but once the intimacy itself has faded, the digital flotsam that remains is no longer connected …

“Over the past few months, though, I gained a lot of sexting confidence thanks to my discovery of the ingenious Send Me Your Sexts. The video art project, created by filmmaker Eileen Yaghoobian, is predicted on a simple yet brilliant idea: turning people’s real sext conversations into short stylized videos. Watching these videos put sexting into perspective for …

“Yaghoobian’s project resonates with me. When I read back something I’ve sent as a sext, I often find myself wondering, Who’s typing this shit? Is this really me? It feels almost like the girl sending dirty texts is my alter ego, not the Alison that exists in real life.” VICE USA

“While the results can be somewhat Fellini-esque (the latest is a 10-minute long surreal nightmare involving pinball, pizza, tasseled bras, all of which is based off just a few lines of text that begins with “Partying tonight?”), Yaghoobian clearly has something to say about the current state of dating.” Askmen (USA) Download Pdf