Inside Lara Roxx Explained

Inside Lara Roxx
Director:Mia Donovan
Editing:Omar Majeed
Studio:EyeSteelFilm
Runtime:81 minutes
Country:Canada

Inside Lara Roxx is a 2011 EyeSteelFilm Canadian documentary film by Canadian film director Mia Donovan. It covers the circumstances of a 21-year-old Canadian woman Lara Roxx who in the Spring of 2004, left her hometown Montreal heading to Los Angeles to work in pornography. Within two months she contracted HIV after shooting an unprotected sex scene with two men. It was revealed that one of the two men, porn actor Darren James,[1] was HIV positive.[2] The film did well critically. In 2012, it was nominated for a Claude Jutra Award for Best Documentary.

Synopsis

The film's director Mia Donovan[3] [4] documents Roxx's life in the 5-year period following her diagnosis. Donovan meets her in a psychiatric ward in Montreal suffering from bipolar disorder.[5] The film covers Roxx's return to L.A. and Las Vegas to reconnect with the industry, her appearance on The Maury Povich Show, her attempt to establish a foundation for the protection of sex workers, and her crack addiction and entry into rehab.

The film has interviews with a number of Roxx's former associates – porn agents, porn actors and actresses like Bill Margold, Dick Nasty, Ron Jeremy and Anita Cannibal. The film also interviews the doctor who diagnosed her HIV, and her parents.

Screenings and awards

The film had its world premiere at Hot Docs, Toronto's international documentary film festival under "Canadian Spectrum" section on 5, 6 and 8 May 2011.[6]

The film placed second in the Bacchus Award for best feature at the Boston Underground Film Festival.[7] It also won Documentary on Society and Humanity at the 2011 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival.[8] In 2012 the film was nominated for a Claude Jutra Award for Best Documentary.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Former porn star Darren James speaks out about latest HIV case . Rong-Gong II . Lin . Los Angeles Times . L.A. Now . 12 October 2010 . 21 May 2012 . limited . April 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413203315/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/10/former-porn-star-darren-james-speaks-out-about-latest-hiv-case.html . live .
  2. News: Inside Lara Roxx: The deadly price of porn fame . The Globe and Mail . James . Adams . 3 February 2012 . 29 March 2022 . Toronto . subscription . January 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240101043804/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/inside-lara-roxx-the-deadly-price-of-porn-fame/article543160/ . live .
  3. Web site: Hot Docs interview: Mia Donovan, director of Inside Lara Roxx . Christine . Estima . TheGATE.ca . 8 May 2012 . 21 May 2012 . April 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423154859/http://www.thegate.ca/spotlight/interviews/09644/hot-docs-interview-mia-donovan-director-of-inside-lara-roxx/ . live .
  4. Web site: Interview: Filmmaker Mia Donovan looks at what's 'Inside Lara Roxx' . Brian . McKechnie . Criticize This . 5 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304142035/http://www.criticizethis.ca/2011/05/interview-filmmaker-mia-donovan-looks-at-whats-inside-lara-roxx.html/all/1 . 4 March 2012.
  5. News: Film review: Inside Lara Roxx is less cheeky than challenging . Chris . Knight . National Post . Toronto . 7 February 2012 . 29 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Inside Lara Roxx . Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207162454/http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/inside_lara_roxx . 2012-02-07.
  7. Web site: Everleth . Mike . 2012 Boston Underground Film Festival: Award Winners . 2 April 2012 . Underground Film Journal . January 10, 2024 . September 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926121204/https://www.undergroundfilmjournal.com/2012-boston-underground-film-festival-award-winners/ . live .
  8. Web site: GZ DOC 2011 Prizewinners . Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival . dead . https://archive.today/20130124232241/http://www.gzdoc.com/en_2011/main.asp?top_menu_id=N9R83D59L9E97Z20070731150429CATE&category_id=IJ4KL730Z62ZLY20111206172526CATE . 2013-01-24.
  9. News: Barnard . Linda . Inside Lara Roxx: A new life for former adult film star . The Star . 7 December 2012 . Toronto . 3 February 2012 . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130104095357/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/1125401--movies-lara-roxx-a-new-life-for-former-adult-film-star . live .