Zoom Up Collection
This series explores themes of sexual peril, obsession, and shame within the media industry and society. Through explicit depictions of sexual violence and its complex consequences, the films highlight the objectification of women, secrecy, and violence. Combining elements of crime, drama, and softcore pornography, this collection provokes reflection on societal acceptance of these issues.
Zoom Up: The Beaver Book Girl (1981)
20 February, 1981
A sexually perverse mystery set within the adult magazine industry. A woman is brutally assaulted in an abandoned factory, and her assailant escapes into the darkness after dropping a wad of money. A few years later, a photographer specializing in schoolgirl panty shots meets his match when a mysterious femme fatale volunteers to be his new model. This woman used to be the “queen” of the skin magazines, but she is also hiding a terrible secret and may be a wanted fugitive. Will the photographer escape her sexual grasp?
Zoom Up: Sexual Crime Report (1981)
09 October, 1981
The wife of a prominent businessman works as a late-night radio personality. One night on her way to the radio station, she is raped by a motorcycle gang without knowing the reason...
Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh (1982)
26 February, 1982
Toshihiro, a photography school dropout, is obsessed with secretly photographing the lovely Seiko. He is in love with her and hopes to lose his virginity to her someday but is unaware that Seiko is attracted to him as well. After spying on her with one of her professors, Toshihiro becomes jealous and swears to forget about Seiko. As they both struggle with their sexual urges, a series of misadventures bring them closer together.
Zoom Up: Graduation Photo (1983)
25 March, 1983
For a little extra money a college student agrees to pose as a nude model for a magazine. But she finds out too late that the magazine is a pornographic one. When it gets published it causes problems with her boyfriend who happens to see it. She is persuaded into do a few more sessions and each time the setups becomes more extreme. She begins to lose herself in heat of passion and doesn’t notice the camera is shooting when the action turns into the real thing.
Zoom Up: Rape Site (1979)
08 September, 1979
A young couple, meeting for a tryst at the site of a brutal rape/murder, witness another murder and have to decide whether to turn the killer in.