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- Beverly Hills is home

to some of the most

wealthy and powerful people in the world.

They drive the finest cars,

shop at the best boutiques,

and they live in the most outrageous homes.

They also have access to the

most exclusive and high-end erotic club ever.

I created that club.

It's called Snctm.

Snctm is a secretive society

where we do a black-tie Masquerade,

private dinner parties,

and an erotic theater.

It's a place for my members

to explore their wildest fantasies

and learn about their true sexual selves.

Welcome to my world.

For membership in Snctm,

basic dues are $15,000 a year,

but for the more discerning guests,

we offer our Dominus membership.

At $100,000 a year, we will tailor

bespoke erotic experiences to suit your specific requests.

Okay, so I have some sketches that I prepared

for this Dominus ceremony.

They're asking for kind of like a

surrealistic circus vibe.

One of the benefits of Dominus is

giving me a phone call and saying, you know,

"We want a private party,

"and we want to experience something very special".

And so when I get those calls,

it gives me an opportunity to

pull out all the stops, really,

and also get creative.

I would like it to feel like

they're stepping into another world.

- Yeah.

- And so I sketched up some stuff

that I think would be really cool for that,

and I want to kind of work with you

creatively to do this.

I have this idea here of a

kind of a little person, like a circus trainer,

and he's teaching these elephants.

Well, there'll be two girls

and so the idea is, he's kind of like

training the elephants for a little bit.

Like, how to sit and how to, you know, move and such.

And then he instructs one of the elephants to,

you know, have sex with the other one.

So that's that. - Okay.

It's very exciting to do like a different theme,

like a circus theme or like whatever theme it is.

I'm always excited to do different, new things.

It's kind of like, you know, I'm making my own movie

or like an adventure park for me.

This is Marie Antoinette, right?

So we've got Marie Antoinette.

- But that's not really 'circus'.

- Even if it doesn't directly fit,

I think like surrealism,

and that concept is right for this

and I think this would work.

- Marie Antoinette, she's not part of a circus

so for me, it's always like,

"Oh, we should do it like only circus

"or only the Marie Antoinette theme",

but he was like, "No, let's just do it,

"mix it together".

So, which is okay, you know,

if he has the vision, I guess it works out.

- So Marie Antoinette, and then we've got her stallion.

There's a story about Marie Antoinette,

at least as far as I know,

which is that she used to have sex with animals, horses.

- There's a rumor about it. - Which story is that?

- I don't know where this came from,

but I heard a story about Marie Antoinette.

That she was insatiable,

that she would have sex with her horses,

and I, you know, I like that costuming.

I like that period of time,

I like the big wigs and the big dresses

and that real opulence.

She was pretty kinky, Marie Antoinette.

Okay, cool.

- Now this is kinky, out there, and outrageous,

and I don't know if we want

to push the envelope this far,

but I think it could be pretty amazing.

Marie Antoinette comes in with a bottle of champagne,

she has sex with the champagne bottle--

Okay.

- And then pops the bottle open

and serves it to our Dominus member.

I think--

- But I need to find a specific dildo

that fits on the bottle.

- No, no, no.

I think she just puts the condom

on the top of the bottle.

- No, no, that's hurtful.

That hurts.

Really?

- Yeah.

A bottle is like made of glass and it's hard,

and it's not comfortable.

- Okay.

Imagine that this is very thin, right?

She puts a condom on the top of the glass--

Yeah.

Maybe inserts it,

slides it in and out a few times, and then

takes the condom off-- - And then serves it to him.

And then serves it to him.

- Hmm.

Like, I feel like I should get one of those dildos

with a hole, so you put it on,

so it's much more softer and it would be

maybe better for the girl.

Maybe like-- - Okay, I like the idea.

So then out on the silver tray comes the champagne,

and it has the dildo already on top of it.

- And so then she uses it, - Okay.

- Pulls it off, and pours him the champagne,

and he drinks it.

- This could be the first act

which is not part of the show yet.

It's just like a beginning.

- Like, yeah. - Let's say they come in,

they see all the acts,

and then like she comes in and,

"Welcome, we're all", and then yeah.

- It would be a great first act,

because then they have their first glass of champagne.

- Yeah.

- And what an amazing way to get served champagne.

It's gonna blow their minds.

When a Dominus member steps in to a private party,

they expect it to be different.

Like, they expect to see something

they've never seen before.

We need to challenge ourselves artistically,

and them.

- So, okay, I'm super excited about this.

How do you feel about it?

- Nervous, because you know.

Hi, Damon.

Hello.

- For the Dominus party,

we were looking for something grand.

Something that the second you'd walk inside,

you'd have the feeling of,

"Oh, wow, I'm in for something special."

You have everything, Nic?

Yeah.

Good.

- Then we need small things,

like we need rooms for the girls to change,

for the costumes, for rehearsals,

and I actually feel pretty good about it.

- Okay.

Let's go downstairs and just look at the space.

Location's important to me.

I'm rarely satisfied,

but it's a good location and

it's gonna flow well for us,

so you know, it'll definitely do the trick.

I was thinking for the main show thing,

to put it like right here.

Really?

It's kind of like circusy, and like show,

like, you know?

They have like their own private show.

So, each show is gonna be like on stage.

I mean, if you feel like you want to do it

in like different spaces--

- I think it might be interesting

to move them about to a different room.

This as the final room. - Okay, so we can

do that as well.

So lets leave this here,

because it looks cool, I mean.

And then have the first show here,

and then move them to like the next room.

If you see like another room, which one you like.

- Cool.

One of the good things about the way

that we all work together

is that we allow for this sort of evolution to happen,

even if the course of going through

what the performance is gonna be,

and so we really allow ourselves that freedom

to just change in the moment.

- Actually, this looks like another stage thing.

Yeah.

Which would be also cool.

That's cool.

So she could do the performance on here.

She could.

Mm-hm.

- Are you serving the champagne?

Is that the idea?

Yeah, I'll serve them, that's fine.

- Then Marie Antoinette comes in--

- Then Marie Antoinette comes in,

sits down on the table-- - With another champagne.

- Does her show right for them,

and then leads them into the theater.

Yes.

- The way me and Alina have worked together

over the years has definitely evolved.

When we first started, I was very controlling

and I wanted things my way,

and it's not that anymore.

You know, now it's more of a creative process

with people I respect.

Let's find the master bedroom,

because Marie Antoinette and the stallion

can do their show.

Do you think on the bed or like on the floor?

- I think that Marie Antoinette and the stallion

do their thing on the floor,

and I think we put the guests on the bed.

- I feel like it will be better to perform over there.

It's more like stagey, you don't think?

On the here, it's kinda like, hmm.

- Okay.

That's cool.

- Yeah?

Usually for Snctm I have my vision,

and we already know we're on the same page,

but if there's something new, yeah.

It can happen that we clash a little bit,

and he has his visions, I have mine,

and we're like, "No, it's not supposed to be like this."

But at the end we always figure it out.

- We have to see what this is gonna look like.

Will you just be the horse for one second, and be--

- I won't bend over, no.

- You're the horse.

She's Marie Antoinette.

- No, I'm not gonna be Marie Antoinette.

- I've got this choreography, don't worry.

Let me see.

- No, no, no.

I've got it, so you-- - No, I got it.

- So what is it?

So you have to show me, then.

I'm gonna show you.

Get on the bed, you're Marie Antoinette.

- No, I'm not getting in the bed.

That's Nic.

Impossible.

- Marie Antoinette and whether she did

or not do anything with her horse, it's a debate.

I think they were all dirty back then.

Like, they all tried to explore shit.

I mean, let's face it.

Marie Antoinette and the other kings

weren't exactly angels, you know?

They ended up decapitated.

So they're not morals to look up to.

- We have two different elephant masks?

Oh, these are the same.

Okay, good.

Yeah, those are the same, mm-hm.

- The surreal circus was something

that I've been mulling about for a little bit.

Could someone volunteer to try on some stuff?

Come hither, elephant.

It has elephant characters

and different types of circus feelings and energy

and so when they requested it,

I just think it'd be fun to make this happen.

Okay, so let me the mask on you.

Okay.

Yeah, it's amazing.

Okay.

- Now I just have to cast the girl to play Marie Antoinette.

Normally if I would cast someone,

I would know exactly what role they would be in,

but Marie Antoinette kind of was like this

boobalicious character.

You've got Marie Antoinette boobs.

- Thank you.

- And you could be Marie Antoinette, possibly.

There's a lot of different factors

that go into the casting of a performer.

I need to look at all of the options.

She looks, her face looks more

Marie Antoinette. - Like Marie Antoinette?

- We don't, let's just,

I just want to see what the other girl looks like.

Oh, this is fantastic.

Yeah, this is fun.

- I like Phoebe in the role

because she's such a busty girl,

so the outfit fits more,

it's very, the corset is there,

you know, just the right fit.

- This is what this Marie Antoinette looks like.

Yeah.

Look at the boobs.

She needs to be Marie Antoinette.

- Well, most of duo roles

like the two clowns or two elephants,

I always like to have them the same body type,

and just the same overall feel for the girls.

So it's kind of like a twin thing.

Twins.

- I need to rehearse these scenes.

So, we'll start with the elephant and the ringleader.

- Let's get warmed up here.

- You look amazing.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

You ready to train some elephants?

- I'd rather whip 'em.

You can do that too.

- I worked with Alina before.

Done events and stuff like that.

A lot of costumes, you know,

I don't know really what it is,

but, you know, it could be new, it could be exciting,

it could be, we'll see.

Let's go.

- I have an affinity for Salvador Dali,

and I think that some of his work

and that sort of surrealistic elements of that,

you know, his elephants with the extremely long legs.

Certainly conceptually,

I think he was pushing the envelope

not only with his paintbrush

but just as a person.

He was really willing to be an outlaw and a rebel,

and break ground and not worry what other people thought.

Can I have you guys gather around me for a second?

And so, maybe the surreal circus was an homage to Dali.

This is what we're doing here.

- That's cute. - Sit on this box like that

and do your little elephant pose, right?

- Like that? - Yeah, sure.

And Doug's gonna be in front of her.

And then you're over there,

and you're gonna like crack your whip.

Every time he cracks his whip,

just do a different pose.

Everybody clear?

Sure.

- Like, elephant--

Uh-huh.

- I mean, it has to be like

an exact number of how many commands and everything

so everyone knows what they're doing.

Yeah.

Well, no, because when he makes,

when he, you know.

- Yeah, but I'm just saying the posing.

The posing has to be.

They have to know how many poses they're doing,

and then like-- - Yeah.

Let's just, let's do it organically once

and see what happens.

It's interesting, because Alina's German

and she's very rigid.

"Stand here, and do this and that."

You know, she's very like that, which is great.

She gets it done.

We should start in the same posing.

- Okay, yeah, that's cool. - Okay, both like this.

So make your arms like her, like this.

Yeah.

- Yeah, okay. - That's a good one.

- You know, you emote to the sky,

you tilt your chin this way.

Like, feel it, and that is going to come across

as something that can touch your audience.

- Okay, so let's do first one, one, two,

and then on your legs.

Yeah, both like this.

Damon comes always up with some things that he's like,

"Oh, we should do this", or "We should do that".

Then I just take those ideas and like

make it kind of like my way.

Then go on your knees, maybe?

Let me see how this looks?

Mm-hm.

Ooh, that's beautiful pose.

- No, it's not a natural elephant move,

but it can be any move

as long as it looks elegant and like,

you know, in this direction that it is an elephant move.

It works.

And that's it.

Mm-hm.

- God be willing, that's gonna work.

- I'm gonna get some sodas.

Woah.

Oh, Nicolas.

Our work is never done.

- The excitement between the private show

and a Masquerade is different.

It's like when you invite your friends for dinner.

You know, you've cooked this already,

but you're not stressed.

You want them to have a good time,

so you have a good time, too.

It's a lot more personal.

Cheers.

- Cheers.

Welcome.

- Thank you.

- Yes.

- I love her, she's awesome.

- Well, this is an interesting time to come by.

For a little private party.

I'm actually really excited.

I'm excited and nervous to play a character

that's a lot sexier than

the character I play in my normal day.

- You'll probably have

one of the better performances tonight.

I don't know.

They just look, that's a performance already.

- They might be the hit of the ball.

We're all playing a role in life, right?

And when I'm at my events, I play host,

and there's a lot of conversations that happen.

I thought it would be fun

to challenge that,

even in myself.

You speak, and you'll say "Welcome, Dominus".

- Mm-hm.

- I'm not gonna speak.

- No, we'll be done.

- No, but I'm not gonna speak.

I'm just gonna go like this.

I'm just not gonna speak tonight.

I don't why, I'm just not going to.

I don't know why I got that idea in my head,

but I did and I just went with it.

We're like minutes away here.

We gotta get this show on the road.

I always want to impress,

but you know, can we push the envelope in a performance?

It can't have a set of rules that we follow.

In fact, at the moment that we start

to follow some set of rules,

it's like the whole thing is done

because it's boring.

We need to do something a little bit risky

to get to this amazing performance over here.

So that's what we do.

Dominus members are in another tax bracket.

I mean, they've seen everything.

They've done everything.

They fly first class.

The world is theirs, so I want them to feel like

they're stepping into another world.

Good evening, Dominus.

Hi, how are you?

Very good, thank you.

Please, come in. - Hello.

Please, follow me.

Oh, wow.

It's, wow.

It's beautiful.

Please take a seat.

We'll be right with you. - Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

- We are Dante and Ofelia.

We are a married couple who love each other.

We belong to a--

- Very important people.

- A very important set of people,

and we're very, very honored to be in Dominus.

That is beautiful.

That is lovely.

I want to wear that every day.

- I don't know what I'm getting myself into.

- She has no idea what she's getting herself into.

Damon promises something quite fantabulous.

Something unforgettable.

- So we couldn't be more excited.

- Every party is different,

but Snctm represents the opposite of repression.

Wow.

- It's a place where people come to watch

and ask questions and find answers,

and explore their sexuality and curiosity

with total freedom and without judgment

as voyeurs or participants in the environment.

- Stunning.

- Beautiful.

Cheers, my darling.

- That was stunningly beautiful.

Marie Antoinette.

French royalty. - Oh.

Thank you very much, Your Highness.

Damon knew your little secret.

I know.

How much you

love Marie Antoinette. - Love Marie Antoinette.

I know a lot about French history.

I'm a huge fan of Marie Antoinette

and the French Revolution.

I think that she is misunderstood a lot of times,

but I think she's fabulous

and I would love to be her for one day.

Thank you.

- That first scene was definitely

to set the tone for the evening,

and to sort of give them this feeling

that they were going to experience things

that they haven't yet.

It was exactly what I wanted it to be.

Merci.

- Merci beaucoup.

- I saw the looks on their faces.

They seem to be enjoying this.

- Welcome, Dominus.

- I'm most excited to do different things

that don't look how they're supposed to look.

- Cheers, my love.

I know.

- Experiences.

These moments in time that we experienced with Snctm,

that we experienced with Damon,

that I experienced with my wife more importantly.

Because alone, it's not the same thing.

It's different for different men.

For me, experiencing it with my wife

adds a layer and element to my life

that, I mean, I could almost cry about.

- Don't cry.

Please, take a seat.

- My dear.

- I never want to cheat on her,

I never want to do anything behind her back,

I never want to go in a corner and watch porn,

you know what I mean?

That doesn't make me a happy man.

We work hard every day,

we pay our bills, we are not different.

We want a family, we want those things

that every human being in the world wants.

- But we also want to have fun.

- We also want to have fun.

Mm.

- There's a big misconception that

if we partake in these kinds of ceremonies,

these kinds of ideas,

and explore things together

that it's something wrong

or something nefarious-- - Yeah.

- Or something dark.

No.

- To us, it's not cheating.

It's experiencing something together.

Yeah, I couldn't agree more.

That's a lovely costume.

Yeah, it's so pretty.

They're gonna take her away now.

Oh no, not allowed to play with her anymore.

Marie Antoinette is back.

- I'd like to present you with a gift.

Jewelry is part of the ethos of what we do.

A special piece of jewelry

differentiates our Dominus members

in sort of how they're identified,

and to designate certain roles

within that society.

For the wife of Dominus.

- Thank you.

- Let me see.

- Each of these individuals are sort of in their costume.

You know, they're all sort of like

playing their different roles,

and I think creating those types of things

for our members is meaningful to me.

I hope it is to them.

- It's so beautiful.

Thank you so much. - You're welcome.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you for being here tonight.

- Thank you.

Enjoy Act Three.

Art, to me, is something that challenges the status quo

and it challenges convention,

and art shouldn't, at least in my opinion,

art isn't an easy thing.

And I think Marie Antoinette and her stallion,

it's like slightly disturbing, it's highly erotic.

You're gonna be a little confused.

I think that's what we do, is we confuse people.

- Oh, look, everyone's coming in!

- I think good art is always challenging.

You know, someone can paint a really pretty picture,

but when that pretty picture really challenges convention

or brings some surrealist elements,

to me, that is what gets me off.

- I can't paint like Picasso.

I'll never be able to, because he's a virtuoso at that.

And I believe I'm a virtuoso, you know,

sex club operator.

Oh, let them eat cake!

- Exquisite, incredible, beautiful.

Bravo.

Voyeurism is a big part of the excitement.

- Yeah.

- For us, more than anything,

it's not so much about, "Lets go have a big orgy".

I mean, that's for some people.

Having sex with other people might be for some people.

For us, what Snctm delivers is this incredible excitement.

The room is yours now to do as you wish.

We'll leave you alone for a little bit.

- Thank you.

It's almost like giddy.

- And makes us giddy. - Yeah.

- And it puts butterflies in our stomach,

and we can make love all night.

I love you.

- I love you.