Yehuda Duenyas
SAG Accredited, Certified Intimacy Coordinator and Trainer for Film, TV, and Theater
I love this work.
Yehuda Duenyas storyboard image from MONSTER: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, NETFLIX ©Yehuda Duenyas 2021
It’s raw and vulnerable. It’s real and fake. It requires amazing communication. It’s challenging, fun, brave, and sexy.
I began my journey in Intimacy work in 2007, and have been directing and coordinating Intimacy for theater, film, and TV since.
With a diverse background in commercial and experiential production, I understand that every project has a complex balance of creative, logistical, and emotional aspects that must all be respected.
Yehuda Duenays storyboard image from WESTWORLD S4, HBO ©2021
What is an Intimacy Coordinator?
Intimacy Coordinators are professional, skilled artists who facilitate nudity, simulated sex, and other intimate and hyper-exposed scenes for film, television and theater. (Intimacy Coordinators in theater are typically referred to as Intimacy Directors).
Intimacy Coordinators and Directors work as a liaison between actors, directors, and production. They are trained in choreography, consent and boundaries, trauma awareness, gender awareness, anti-racism, human sexuality, mental health first aid, and have broad industry knowledge.
Intimacy Coordinators work closely with production personnel to realize the director’s vision while promoting adherence to safety related terms and conditions.