Aussie Actress Caitlin Stasey Now a Writer/Director for afterglow

AUSTIN, Texas—New studio afterglow has announced that it has added Australian actress Caitlin Stasey to its ranks as a writer/director for featurettes. The recently-launched sex-positive adult site brought in Stasey, who appeared on favorite Aussie TV shows such as Reign and Please Like Me and now stars in Ed Burns’ Epix series Bridge and Tunnel, to showcase her talents as a director in original titles such as U Up? and Lip Service. “Caitlin’s a fabulous narrative director, and her involvement brings the high-quality, cinematic Hollywood experience we strive for at afterglow,” said company founder and CEO Lilly Sparks. “We’re thrilled to be working with her in reducing the shame and stigma around sex and sex work.” Stasey began working with afterglow thanks to her good friend, intimacy coordinator and afterglow’s head of production Allie Oops, and she currently has several projects in the pipeline. Oops met Stasey while working as an intimacy coordinator and they found a common love for sex positivity. In addition to U Up? and Lip Service (the latter recently screened at Dan Savage’s HUMP! Festival), she is prepping the release of three new projects that showcase the spectrum of sexuality among people. “Porn sets tend to be a hell of a lot more inclusive than traditional film sets,” Stasey told the New York Times earlier this week. “There’s also a lot more conversations surrounding consent, respect and on-set conduct.” Membership to the afterglow adult network—a community of informative news and opinion articles, discussions and resources to openly engage and explore an array of intimate desires—starts at $10 per month, and may be found at xoafterglow.com.