Anna Span Runs For UK Parliament
I’m a little late with this news: British porn film director Anna Span, now going by her real name of Anna Arrowsmith, is running for parliament at the upcoming British elections, due to be held in May. Anna is standing as a candidate for the Liberal Democrats party in her home electorate of Gravesend.
It’s perhaps not surprising that the mainstream media have leapt on the story with a vengeance. A few of the articles reporting her candidacy:
Would-be MP: I’m proud of my porn films – Independent
Porn career? It won’t worry my collegues says Anna Arrowsmith – Times Online
Sex movie boss Anna Arrowsmith porn-again Lib Dem – The Mirror
Nick Clegg defends former porn director Anna Arrowsmith – The Guardian
Anna has had her own say here:
Why I’ve gone from porn to politics – Anna’s piece in the Guardian
The comments are pretty sarcastic, unfortunately.
I met Anna in Berlin last year and have reviewed several of her films. While they’re not necessarily my thing, I’ve long considered Anna to be a pioneer of feminist porn and worth supporting. Her fight against the UK classification board over female ejaculation showed her determination to stand up for women’s rights.
I think she’s going to face a baptism of fire by putting herself out there like this; she’s very brave. I applaud her tenacity and determination to follow through with her beliefs and I hope she does well. Who knows, maybe she’ll get in and show the conservatives in the UK that not everyone is as uptight about sex as they are.
I’m now wondering… is this it for Anna Span the porn director and Easy on the Eye? Anna has started a new line called “Women Love Porn” which features other directors. Perhaps she’s settling into the background now.
December 23rd, 2010 at 4:58 pm
[...] British women’s porn pioneer Anna Span put her filmmaking career on hold to run for parliament in March. She stood for the Liberal Democrats using her real name of Anna Arrowsmith and came in [...]