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Library Hours

A recent widow named Camille falls into a strange, long-distance courtship with a librarian named Delphine, her dead husband's first wife.

  • Jim Vendiola
    Director
    Violets, Drift
  • Jim Vendiola
    Writer
    Violets, Drift
  • Laura Day
    Producer
    An Atramentous Mind
  • Cam Damage
    Key Cast
    Extremity (2018)
  • Melissa Vento
    Key Cast
    Good Time (2017), Before I Disappear (2014)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama, Erotic Arthouse, Queer, Cult
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Rio Grind Film Festival
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Canada
    November 19, 2017
    World Premiere
  • Wretched Nobles: "What is Love? Baby Don't Hurt Me (or Do)"
    Chicago, Illinois
    United States
    February 6, 2018
    North American Premiere
  • CineKink
    New York, New York
    United States
    March 15, 2018
    New York Premiere
    Honorable Best Mention
  • Women of The Now: Anniversary Showcase
    Chicago, Illinois
    United States
    March 25, 2018
    Audience Favorite
  • Queergestreift Filmfestival
    Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg
    Germany
    April 21, 2018
    European Premiere
  • Portland Underground Film Festival
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    May 19, 2018
  • Chicago Underground Film Festival
    Chicago, Illinois
    United States
    June 6, 2018
  • Nachtschatten BDSM/Fetisch Film Festival
    Munich
    Germany
    July 24, 2018
  • Outfest Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    July 12, 2018
    West Coast Premiere
  • Best of CineKink
    Oakland
    United States
    August 10, 2018
  • New York No Limits 2018 Film Summit
    New York
    United States
    August 11, 2018
  • Best of CineKink
    Portland
    United States
    August 16, 2018
  • SECS Fest
    Seattle
    United States
    September 8, 2018
  • Sex Expo NY
    New York
    United States
    September 22, 2018
  • Pornfilmfestival Berlin
    Berlin
    Germany
    October 24, 2018
  • Best of CineKink
    Chicago
    United States
    November 17, 2018
  • Best of CineKink
    Seattle
    United States
    November 24, 2018
  • NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
    Los Angeles
    United States
    January 19, 2019
  • Newport Beach Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    April 26, 2019
  • Melbourne Queer Film Festival
    Melbourne
    Australia
    October 5, 2019
    Australian Premiere
Director Biography - Jim Vendiola

Jim is a Filipino-American filmmaker whose work has screened internationally, and whose unconventional style has garnered critical notice. He was named one of Newcity's FILM 50 of 2016 and 2018, alongside such production notables as Dick Wolf ("Law & Order"), The Wachowskis (The "Matrix" Trilogy), and Joe Swanberg.

His original feature script—a dark, coming-of-age drama—SUNNY DAYS, received excellent coverage from Electric City Entertainment ("Blue Valentine," "The Place Beyond the Pines") and OddLot Entertainment ("Drive," "Ender's Game"), while The Black List called it: “a beautifully written, complex character study with a bewitching atmosphere...evaluated purely on the depth, artfulness, and insight of its writing, [it] is better than the vast majority of scripts.”

His feminist psychological horror short, VIOLETS, took home the 22nd Chicago Underground Film Festival's Audience Award, while The Independent Critic called it, “difficult to describe...but impossible to forget.”

Jim's latest work is the erotic arthouse romance, LIBRARY HOURS. Lisa Vandever of CineKink describes it as, “beautifully shot and impeccably realized...a lush tale of literary longing, a sumptuous meeting of both mind and flesh.”

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Director Statement

"The material in the hands of a lesser writer or director could have been exploitive, sexually gratuitous and even insensitive, but under Jim Vendiola the short is anything but."
—Starry Constellation Magazine

LIBRARY HOURS is a queer, femme-driven love story about books and bondage. Provocative, yet Fifty Shades smarter than...that other movie.

We wanted to deliver an intriguing tale with a unique approach—a satisfying viewing experience that's also an alternative to the bulk of mainstream content (non-diverse, male-driven, largely heterosexual narratives). The film introduces renowned genderfluid, pansexual fetish model Cam Damage, and SFX make-up artist Melissa Vento in their debut roles. With a cameo by beloved internet cat, Captain Pancakes!

I made LIBRARY HOURS with a gender- and ethnically diverse crew, with socially conscious and sex-positive intent: as incentive to reaching the film's crowdfunding goal, I donated the equivalent of 10% (out-of-pocket) to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, which was doubled during a PPACT promotion to total $1,000 in donations on behalf of the film.