Intimacy Coordinating

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When working on intimate scenes, Anise takes a collaborative approach to assisting productions. She believes in supporting both cast and crew in order to set the necessary consent focused foundation for creativity to thrive. Anise values creating spaces where people can tune into their bodies, deepen their sense of self, and relate to others in a way that maintains autonomy & dignity - while adding to the collective artistic vision.

Anise has experience working on music videos, features, photo shoots, theater & TV/Film productions.

Anise completed intimacy coordinating certification training under Alicia Rodis and Claire Warden followed by a mentorship period with Jessica Stienrock. She also trained across organizations including with Chelsea Pace of Open Intimacy, ICOC, IPA, & TIE to develop her approach to intimate scenes.

Anise completed OB/GYN & Pediatric hospital rotations at Columbia University’s Masters Nursing Program -during which she studied and observed live births & nuances of chest/breast feeding. Working in the hospital gives her the sensibility to confidentially communicate with cast and crew in vulnerable & quick-paced environments.

Anise has professional experience improvising as a dancer & comedically -making her a strong resource for directors and actors.

Anise is based in Los Angeles.

She has deep familiarity navigating New York City, Atlanta, GA & Charleston,SC.

She is available to travel domestically & internationally (has an active passport).

Anise is available for a range of intimate scenes & has advanced training in the following specialties :

  • Pregnancy & Birthing, Breast/Chest Feeding

  • Consent in Improvising/ Devising Work

  • Comedic Intimacy

  • Intimate Dancing

  • Choreographer & Dancer

    Proficient in communicating

    body positioning and movement quality

  • Intimacy Coordinator Certification Training

    W/ SAG-AFTRA ACREDITED PROGRAM

  • Acting Training

    Able to communicate in technique

    langage when working with actors

Additional Trainings & Qualifications

Working with Trans & Non Binary Actors

TEI

Mental Health First Aid

MHFA

Trauma Informed Care for Intimacy Professionals

IPA

Best Practices

TEI

Intro to BDSM & Kink

IPA

Somatics Self Embodiment Course

TIE

Intimacy and Consent in Improv

IDC

Limited lens of monogamous cis-heterosexuality

ICOC

Intimacy and STI Diagnosis

ICOC

Guiding Principles

  • The shared effort to do the prep work in order to be on the same understanding, as much as possible, before going into & during filming.

  • Keeping in mind that this industry and its people are always changing. Leading with the possibility of learning in establishing consent- forward behaviors on set. Moving towards accountability & transformative justice practices.

  • “Moving at the Speed of Trust” - Adrienne Maree Brown. Looking to the intelligence of nature to establish deep ways of collaboration, change making, and release.

  • ‘Practices that help us move towards more feeling, dignity, and choice in our lives” - The Embodiment Institute

    Finding methods of grounding and body based practices to offer actors and crew autonomy in decision making around intimate scenes

  • Honoring that many of us are living in and through histories of trauma.

    Working to set preventative foundations to create safer sets for all involved and approaching intimate scenes using caring methods

  • Welcoming the beauty of differences in bodies, class, age, gender, size, religion, dis/ability, ethnicity, sexual orientation.

    Strong preference in stories that disrupt false sense of normalcy and standardizing of sensuality and intimate moments.

  • Drawing from lived experience as a dark skin femme human. Implementing strategies from Anti-racist trainings & celebrating environments that thrive outside of tactics of oppression.

By Setting the

Necessary Groundwork,

Creativity Blossoms.

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