Irish Examiner – Careful about sex scenes: Working as an ‘intimacy director’ in Ireland

30 Oct 2018 | Press

Irish Examiner – Careful about sex scenes: Working as an ‘intimacy director’ in Ireland
Ita O’Brien. Photo by Nick Dawkes

MeToo is one of the reasons why the role of an ‘intimacy director’ has become more prominent on many sets, writes Marjorie Brennan.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, writer David Simon spoke about his most recent television show, The Deuce, which explores the nascent porn industry in 1970s New York.

The Wire creator revealed the producers had hired an intimacy coordinator to facilitate the filming of simulated sex scenes…

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