AORTA Films, an award-winning queer/trans indie porn studio, has expanded its team with the addition of three new members. The new hires include a Marketing Manager, an Operations Manager, and a Web Developer, marking a moment of growth for the company.
New Team Members Join AORTA Films
AORTA Films announced on May 14, 2025, the addition of three industry veterans to its team. The new members are Lina Bembe as Marketing Manager, Calba Rio as Operations Manager, and Kriss Lowrance as Web Developer. This expansion is described as a pivotal moment for AORTA, as it moves towards becoming a global team.
Creative Director Mahx Capacity stated that Bembe, Rio, and Lowrance each contribute a blend of experience within the indie porn community and a dedication to community-driven, ethically produced work. Capacity also noted that their involvement is expected to amplify AORTA’s mission to create a future of ethical fuckery. The company is entering its 10th year, and Capacity expressed confidence in the new team leading AORTA toward its future.
Lina Bembe expressed enthusiasm for her new role, stating her anticipation of collaborating with what she described as a long-standing "by and for us" initiative. She also commented on the difficulty of navigating and surviving in the industry while prioritizing integrity and community. Calba Rio also commented on aligning with a team driving change that expands and unifies the queer porn ecosystem.
AORTA Films: An Award-Winning Queer/Trans Indie Studio
AORTA Films, founded in 2016, is an internationally award-winning queer/trans indie porn studio based in New York, NY. The company is known for creating explicit, experimental queer cinema, described as "lusty, opulent, glorious fuckery." AORTA’s films are created collaboratively, with a focus on enthusiastically consensual working processes. The studio's work centers queer performers across a range of bodies and identities, aiming to explode with destabilizing pleasure.
The company's catalog includes hot, kinky short and feature films that celebrate queer identity. AORTA’s films range from experimental fisting manifestos to mean mommy gangbangs, animated fantasies to IRL intimacy, and taboo fetishes to community care. AORTA Films offers various access options, including free browsing, unlimited streaming for members, and a VIP tier launching soon that will include free downloads, complimentary tickets to AORTALive events, and discounts on merchandise.
AORTA Films has been involved in several partnerships and events. In March 2026, Clips4Sale sponsored AORTALive, a live digital event series from AORTA Films. The studio also marked its 10th anniversary in March 2026 with a series of film compilations and events. In May 2024, AORTA Films partnered with the Excéntrico porn film festival for the ninth instance of Bedded. The company also launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign for a new film, “Haunted,” with Carmen Maria Machado in October 2023, and held a casting call for “Haunted” in September 2023. In March 2022, i-D Magazine highlighted nonbinary adult content, featuring nonbinary performers and creators as "the future of porn." Pink and White Productions also announced a partnership with AORTA Films and New York-based Lesbian Sex Mafia to livestream "Movie Night."
Company Structure and Mission
AORTA Films operates with a focus on mutualism and sustainability. The company's mission is to create a future of ethical fuckery, emphasizing community-driven and ethically produced work. Its films are described as authentically queer, fiercely experimental, powerfully obscene, rigorously care-full, and wildly free. Memberships are designed to fuel sustainability goals and expand the adult film landscape.
The studio's specialties include film production, film curation & distribution, intimacy coordination, film direction, film post-production, and queer community building. AORTA Films is led by Creative Director Mahx Capacity. The company's headquarters are located in New York, NY.
Key Facts
- AORTA Films added three new team members: Lina Bembe as Marketing Manager, Calba Rio as Operations Manager, and Kriss Lowrance as Web Developer.
- The company is an internationally award-winning queer/trans indie porn studio founded in 2016.
- AORTA Films is based in New York, NY, and is led by Creative Director Mahx Capacity.
- The studio focuses on creating explicit, experimental queer cinema with an emphasis on ethical and consensual working processes.
- AORTA Films offers various membership tiers, including free access, unlimited streaming, and a forthcoming VIP level.
- The company has celebrated its 10th anniversary and has engaged in partnerships with entities like Clips4Sale and the Excéntrico porn film festival.
