ForPlay Films: Director Inka Winter on ‘Holistic Pornography’ Through a Feminist Gaze
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Ethical porn. Feminist porn. Holistic porn. ForPlay Films, led by filmmaker and sex educator Inka Winter, brings all three together. At her independent, all-woman production company, she creates erotica through a feminist gaze.
The studio was born out of Winter’s desire to address what she saw as missing from much of mainstream pornography: content that centers women’s pleasure and agency. Informed by her own journey of sexual healing, which involved overcoming childhood abuse and low libido as an adult, she set out to help others reclaim their sexual voice.
The result is cinematic erotic films inspired by women’s fantasies and produced in settings that ensure performers are in control. But she doesn’t stop at steamy storytelling. ForPlay Films also creates educational videos through its Sexucation series, crafted with a touch of humour. For Winter, education plays a central role in sexual empowerment.
In the following Q&A, Winter discusses the origins of ForPlay Films, what it means to approach erotic filmmaking through a feminist gaze, and why she describes her work as “holistic pornography.”
Why did you start ForPlay Films, and how has it evolved since its launch in 2017?
Inka Winter: “I started ForPlay Films after a difficult period in my early 30s when I temporarily lost my libido. I turned to porn hoping it would help me reconnect with my own pleasure, but instead I felt alienated by how objectifying and degrading it was. I kept asking myself: where is the porn that is sensual, intelligent, and centered on women actually enjoying sex? When I could not find it, I decided to create it. Since 2017, ForPlay Films has evolved from a personal healing project into a platform that combines ethical production, erotic, feminist storytelling, and sex education, all rooted in empowerment and consent.”
Feminist and ethical porn are about values and production practices. Holistic porn is about the experience. They overlap deeply, but holistic porn is where ethics, pleasure, education, and mental health meet.
What does it mean to create erotic films through a feminist gaze? Is that different than the female gaze?
Inka Winter: “The feminist gaze is political, ethical, and relational. It centers agency, power awareness, consent, and authentic pleasure. The female gaze often describes visual desire from a woman’s perspective. The feminist gaze goes further. It asks who holds power, who feels safe, who benefits, and whose pleasure matters.”
What is holistic pornography and how does it differ or overlap with feminist porn and ethical porn?
Inka Winter: “Holistic pornography includes the emotional, psychological, relational, and bodily dimensions of sex. Feminist and ethical porn are about values and production practices. Holistic porn is about the experience. They overlap deeply, but holistic porn is where ethics, pleasure, education, and mental health meet.”
Can you tell me more about your Sexucation series and how you approach choosing and covering different topics?
Inka Winter: “Sexucation is my way of making sex education accessible, playful, and honest. Topics come from real questions people have but often don’t ask, like polyamory, communication, mindfulness, or sexual technique. I choose subjects that give practical tips while reducing shame, increasing agency, and invite curiosity rather than judgment.”
What’s your favorite erotic film from ForPlay Films?
Inka Winter: “That question is almost impossible for me, because I see all my films as my children. They each carry different moods, themes, and emotional landscapes. But I still have a deep love for my first film, Undressed. It embodies the intimacy, vulnerability, and genuine connection I wanted to bring into erotic cinema when I first set out to create ForPlay Films. It reminds me why I started.”
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