Surrounded by Nudist Grannies!: A BBW Erotic Short Story

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Also, it was the summer of 2020 and the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. What better place to shoot a doc than outdoors and six feet apart at a secluded naturist club? I grew up with a sense of shame about my physical appearance. Now I am honouring it, appreciating it, taking care of it. Immersion in a dance and movement practice has finally enabled me to land in my skin.” Credit: Ponch Hawkes

Whether you're strongly for or against naturism, it's a great conversation starter. So yes, Nude to Me is a fun and light-hearted film, but if it can spark dialogue, that's a success in my eyes. Participants could remain anonymous by using a prop to cover their face - animal masks were popular. Credit: Ponch Hawkes The show is part of a broader event called Flesh After Fifty, the name a quote from movie star Joan Crawford, who at that age reportedly demanded a photojournalist shoot her naked, saying “Something happens to the flesh after fifty.” There is only one way to describe making a documentary with your closest working collaborators in the nude: ultimate team bonding.” Danny Berish (L) and Ryan Mah filming Nude to Me. (CBC/Nude to Me)Kim Kardashian has been posing naked for the entirety of her career — in many ways, she’s invented and advanced the art form. Her most recent nude magazine cover was in July 2022, when she posed naked for the cover of Allure at age 42 wearing nothing but a giant braid. In September 2022, she also bared her famous derrière for the cover of Interview magazine. J.Lo in her 50s is even more powerful than we could have imagined, from the Benaissance to her entrepreneurial side coming out in full force. Among her new product lines is J.Lo Body, for which she released a fully nude ad campaign of herself on her 53rd birthday this year. It’s not the first time J.Lo has posed naked since she turned 40, and we’re happily confident it won’t be her last. As I was taking off my clothes in the studio I felt uncomfortable, but I wanted to stand strong and proud with the other women. With the launch of the exhibition, we will explore our diversity, share ideas about identity and sense of ageing self, and how and why we now value our bodies.” Credit: Ponch Hawkes

The only apprehension from club members was how we were going to share their story. Nudists are sometimes not presented in the best light in the media; there's still a lot of stigma around nudism in general. I thought of the great documentarians of our time, immersing themselves into remote cultures to capture a story. Like Jane Goodall — we were going to have to commit. Being physically vulnerable on camera is one thing, but being emotionally vulnerable was something entirely different. So, as a filmmaker, I now have a newfound respect for every person I've ever put in the hot seat. It's not easy. I post bikini and nude photos because I finally feel good in my skin,” she wrote below one nude November post. “I don’t do this for compliments or likes. (Although they are very nice indeed). I’m doing it because you see thousands of images of younger women in the same situations. That’s what you’re used to seeing. No one tells them to put their clothes on. By what standard is it ok to ogle a nude teen, but not a mature woman?”My grandmother was a spirited, independent bon vivant and I think the free-thinking, radical naturist movement is where my grandparents felt right at home. They were the original hipsters.