Gregg Araki returns to theaters this summer with I Want Your Sex , his first feature in 12 years and his first film made with intimacy coordinators. The campy erotic comedy stars Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman in a story that turns a sexual power exchange into a full-blown thriller. Hoffman plays Elliot, a directionless twentysomething who becomes assistant to Erika Tracy, Wilde’s famous and commanding artist. When Erika proposes a BDSM-style relationship, Elliot gets pulled into desires he never expected to explore, with the film escalating from provocative comedy to something far more dangerous. What Does an Intimacy Coordinator Actually Do? Yehuda Duenyas, who worked with Jaclyn Chantel on the project, helped translate Araki’s packed sequence of sexual situations into a controlled, collaborative production. Duenyas said Araki has a precise creative vision but depends on the cast and crew to shape the final work, making communication and trust essential to the film’s kink-heavy tone. Duenyas, Chantel, and sexuality and trauma educator Jimanekia Eborn founded CINTIMA in Los Angeles in 2023. The organization trains intimacy coordinators, develops industry guidance with SAG-AFTRA, pushes for broader representation in the field, and created the FLICKER film festival. Duenyas, who began this work in 2007, described the growing focus on consent as a major cultural shift rather than a passing Hollywood trend. That behind-the-scenes structure matters in a movie built around erotic performance, power dynamics, and a pivotal threesome that goes off the rails. I Want Your Sex may be styled as a glossy, outrageous Araki provocation, but its production reflects how film sets are redefining what it takes to make simulated sex feel intentional, safe, and artistically alive.