Treasure Island Media
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Treasure Island Media (TIM) is a San Francisco-based gay pornography studio founded in 1998 by director Paul Morris and specializing in bareback and raunchy sex films. Their films are presented in the form of documentaries of male sexuality. As evidence of the company’s infiltration into modern gay culture, The Slought Foundation, a non-profit organization re-thinking contemporary art, used their videos as the focus of a lecture presentation entitled "On Bareback Subcultures and the Pornography of Risk" in 2006.[1] Events regularly attend by T.I.M. are Dore Alley Fair, Folsom Street Fair, IML In Chicago For Leather Conclave, Folsom Street East, and the Gay Erotic Expo. [2]
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[edit] Awards
From 2001 to 2004, Treasure Island Media was the recipient of multiple “Bareback Video Awards†more commonly known as “The Spoogies†(now defunct) including six in 2001 (Best Overall Action, Best 1-on-1 and Best Top for “Plowedâ€);[3] two in 2003 (Best Scene in “Riding Billy Wild†and Best Sequence in “F-cking Crazyâ€); [4] and 9 Spoogies in 2004 (including Video of the Year, Most Original Concept, Best Gang Scene, Best Orgy, Best New Performer and Hottest Ass for “Dawson’s 20 Load Weekend†and Best Amateur Production, Best Scene, Best Sequence for “Plantin’ Seedâ€).[5]
In 2006, Treasure Island Media was named “Studio of the Year†at the VOD (Video on Demand) Awards[6] and in 2007, Dawson was named “Performer of the Yearâ€.[7]
In October 2007, Treasure Island Media won the prize for Best US Studio at the David Awards in Berlin, Germany. This caused controversy as TIM produces bareback films, causing Titan Media founder and CEO, Bruce Cam, to decline his award.[8]
In 2008, the company received the most Golden Dickie Awards of any adult company from Rad Video,[9], including Best Studio, Best Movie (What I Can't See 2), Best Director (Paul Morris), Best Performer Top (Jesse O'Toole) and Best Specialty/Fetish Movie (Damon Blows America 8 – Los Angeles).[10]
[edit] Sales & Popularity
According to XBiz, TIM's best selling video to date is 2004’s Dawson's 20 Load Weekend, which stars Dawson, its most well-known performer who was named "Most Interesting Person" In Gay Porn 2008 by Mark Adams VidioView.[11]
In July 2008, their first international video filmed in London, England by exclusive director Max Sohl “UK Beef Bangers†went to Number 1 on the JRL Gay DVD Rental Charts.[12]
In September 2008, Paul Morris' "Fearless" debuted at Number 1 on the JRL Gay DVD Rental Charts, and simultaneously secured the #1 spot on the European Gay DVD Sales Charts - the only time a non-European studio has ever conquered the top position.[13]
