A wonderful interview with Rich Moreland from 3hattergrindhouse. This was one of the first of many. It was released in 2015.

1. From your personal view, how would you define feminism in adult film? Who are some of the women (or men) who best exemplify your definition? In your view, is the definition in flux (in other words, has it changed since the early days of Nina Hartley, Candida Royalle, the Club 90 women back in the 1980s), and if it is does that matter? In other words, has the concept evolved to fit today's woman?

I think ‘feminism’ is a hard word to pin down in terms of its definition because the definition seems to be a little different depending on whom you ask. Even the women most associated with the movement back in the 70s didn’t agree entirely on what it meant to be a “feminist.” That said, my definition of feminism boils down to the notion of equality. To me, feminism is just the obvious and true notion women are equal to men and should be valued, treated, and considered accordingly.

As for whether the concept has changed and evolved over time, I can’t see how it wouldn’t. After all, we’re all a product of time and place to some degree, as are our thoughts and attitudes. Why would we expect a feminist born in 1990 have the same perspective as one born in 1940? Things change over time, context changes; so do people, both individually and collectively.

2. If you could write your own script for a porn film that reflects a woman's view, what elements would you put in it? What would you avoid? How would you define "authentic sex" on film?

Interesting question. As the writer, director, and producer of movies for Sssh and the owner of the company, every script I write already reflects my point of view as a woman, to an extent. At the same time, my primary goal in making movies is to speak to the desires and fantasies of our fans and customers, so much of what you see in my movies comes directly from feedback and comments contributed by our users – so it’s never really purely my personal vision.

If I were to make a movie based solely on my own perspective and tastes, it honestly wouldn’t be all that different from the movies I’m making now. It would emphasize mutual pleasure between the performers, it would depict real intimacy and connection and it would portray two (or more) people having fun. So much of the time in porn, there’s no smiling, there’s no laughing – except on the ‘blooper’ reels. To me, I like to know the performers are enjoying themselves, which is about so much more than orgasms and climaxing. The journey to the climax is every bit as important and enjoyable, which is something I already try to get across in every movie I make.

3. Some critics of female-centered porn are saying that often women directors make movies that use the traditional "male gaze." They insist there is no difference between how a woman or a man shoots when comes to sex. For example, Jacky St. James (JSJ) can make a romance film, then turn around and shoot a series of gonzo vignettes. The now-retired Bobbi Starr was big on shooting gonzo, but Candida Royalle would never think of doing it. What is your view on this? Has feminism been broadened so much as to lose its meaning?

I think that critique says more about the critics than it does the women making porn.

Clearly, such critics think there’s a "proper" way to make porn if you’re a woman, something with rules limiting and restricting what female porn directors do and how they do it. I’m not interested in telling other women what to do. I’m not interested in putting them in convenient little boxes, or in defining what makes a female director a “feminist.”