YNOT – Video-on-demand purveyor HotMovies.com has been named the exclusive vendor for Poor Little Shyla, the latest title from lesbian studio Girlfriends Films. The movie will begin streaming at the website on Jan. 1.

Girlfriends Films founder and Chief Executive Officer Dan O’Connell said he has no plans to release the title anywhere else.

“It’s a little more risqué [than our previous releases], shot and edited in what we think is the ideal style for VOD,” O’Connell said. “Given our feedback experience as HotMovies.com’s number one studio for the past four years, I knew it would be the best delivery alternative for this movie.”

Starring RayVeness, Faye Reagan, Ariella Ferrara, Georgia Jones, Shay Fox, Tanya Tate, Tabby and the eponymous Shyla Jennings in a role sure to raise eyebrows and more, the movie stands as a departure from the general Girlfriends Films formula, which often focuses on older-younger lesbian relationships and seductions. Shyla explores some edgier topics, including dominance and submission, group play and hazing.

In Poor Little Shyla, Jennings desperately wants to be like other schoolgirls her age: dating, gossiping, going to the mall and experimenting with her budding sexuality. She’s not like other girls, though. Her confinement to leg braces and crutches make her a constant target for teasing, until one day the popular girls take a sudden interest in Shyla and her virginity. Will they be able to look past Shyla’s differences, or will deflowering the disabled girl be the ultimate prank? After experiencing her first, powerful orgasm, Shyla may not care about the motive.

“When and if we ever decide to release [the film] on disc, it will have already become legendary on the internet,” O’Connell said. “That should only help us sell more pieces in stores, and meanwhile we will have capitalized on the VOD market in the best possible way.”

HotMovies Director of Business Development James Cybert claims the VOD-only release is part of a trend.

“More producers every day are warming up to the idea of debuting, or even exclusively selling, movies through VOD,” he said. “It lowers costs and distribution headaches and builds a serious buzz for any title that may later hit the shelves of brick-and-mortar establishments.

“I’m thrilled [O’Connell] agreed to try a VOD-only release when we asked him.”

Over the past 12 months, HotMovies premieres have included the Danielle Staub Raw celebrity sex tape and Underground Video’s Dreams of Salome 2. The site also plans to debut Artcore, the latest release from director Carlos Batts, in conjunction with AVN’s Adult Entertainment Expo in early January.

In addition, HotMovies has been the exclusive home to the revival of a trio of movies from legendary producer-director Cecil Howard: Scoundrels, Star Angel and Foxtrot.
“It’s a treat to work with these producers on this level,” Cybert said. “In the case of Girlfriends Films, we are afforded the opportunity to bring their many, many fans a fresh and exciting movie from one of our favorite partners. It’s all part of the evolution of distribution, and I know we’ll have much more in store in 2011.”

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