Invisibles (2025) Movie Script
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We want, we want,
we want some fucking rights!
We want, we want!
We want some fucking rights!
Blow jobs are real jobs, real jobs suck!
Flutes, flutes, flutes, flutes!
What are we drinking?
Look what I found for you, peanut.
Oh, thank you, baby!
You were beautiful on stage!
Be careful! What's gotten into you?
To Eli! To your biggest gig ever.
I love you, big star!
Thank you! Thanks, girls!
I love you all!
Good morning.
Caro?
You know Felixa's brother?
Which one?
The disabled one.
He came to a few of my shows.
Mm-hmm.
He emailed me at my old address.
But you don't appear
on the escort site anymore.
He stalked me before I deleted my profile.
He says he's been thinking
of writing to me for six months,
he feels ready now and would like us
to have a "full sexual intercourse."
What do you think?
It's weird that Feli
didn't tell us about this.
Feli's his sister,
not his spokeswoman, Caro.
He can speak for himself.
So what do you think,
should I sleep with him?
I dunno, I thought you were done
with this job,
that you needed to move on
to something else.
Madam is a performing artist now.
From the upper bourgeoisie.
Caro, you're such a pain this morning!
You already miss your little clients!
No, not them, but him
He's different.
Because he's Feli's brother?
No, Caro. 'Cause the guy is in
that situation.
He says he has...
arthro-gry-posis.
What's that?
Come on, don't make that face.
So you still check your emails?
Sometimes.
Eli.
This... isn't different.
It's just new.
Hello!
Hello.
Hey, Floyd!
Hi.
Come in.
Marco. I'm his orderly.
Nice to meet you.
Where's the bedroom?
This way.
Floyd?
I thought it was your sister
who would come help you.
No, she doesn't know.
Did you send me that email yourself?
Yeah.
How did you do it?
Floyd?
I'm gonna back up.
Yeah, perfect.
Great. Keep going,
a bit more to your left.
Yeah, back up, back up.
You're good.
I take this off?
Yeah, thanks.
Through the head.
Now the other arm.
Taking off your belt.
Where do I leave this?
On the table.
I'll be back in an hour.
My number's on the envelope.
Text me if I need to come back earlier.
I'll be at the cafe next door.
Later, Floyd.
Later.
Thanks.
Floyd...
As in Pink Floyd?
Yeah, my mother's idea.
It's original.
Sorry, I'm not really used to this.
I'm not used to this either.
Look Just call Marco, he'll come back.
No no.
Would you like a massage?
Peppermint and shea butter.
OK.
Can you feel my hands?
Yes. I can't move,
but I feel everything.
Can I sit on you?
Is this OK? Im not hurting you?
No, it's fine.
Fuck. Sorry. I can't anymore.
You can't what?
I can't...
get hard again.
That's alright.
Well, normally youd
Id normally what?
Well Normally wed do everything.
Nothing is normal.
You mean me?
No, no! Just the situations.
Please call Marco.
Floyd, I didn't mean you.
I don't care if or when you cum.
It doesnt matter.
It's OK for your head?
Yeah.
Go ahead, Floyd.
I'll be with you in a minute.
What did you do?
None of your business.
None of my business?
Do you know how much trouble I'd be in if my job
found out I took him to a hooker?
He didn't come here to keep his boxers on.
The guy just wants to have sex!
He specified it.
"Full intercourse."
Well, it didn't work.
Isn't this your job?
My job?
I don't have sex
with disabled every day!
People with a disability, miss.
Sex worker, sir!
So?
It sucked!
ARTHROGRYPOSIS
CLUBFOOMEDICAL GENETICS
MULTIPLE CONGENITAL ARTHROGRYPOSIS
EMBRYOLOGY/FETOPATHOLOGY
THE NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM AND THE...
I will now invite Maxime,
who has just published her new zine
titled Sandwich Blues.
She will read us a few excerpts.
"I live alone and I pay my rent,
internet, electricity, gas,
insurance, my car,
my food and my cat's food.
I self-produce my music.
I work out.
I have time to invest
in each of my priorities.
I'm dating a rare pearl,
and on my hands are tattooed oysters.
On February 20, 2021,
I was sick of working in restaurants
and needed more time to work on my music,
but my two-bedroom's rent
wasn't going to pay itself.
I got in my car and drove
to an erotic massage parlour.
I was greeted by a receptionist
in a clean and well-decorated lobby.
In the staff room,
I meet girls
with larger-than-life personalities
with whom I feel privileged
to build sisterhood bonds.
I have found a clan.
One night at the bar,
a customer ran out
to avoid paying my colleague,
to whom he owed money.
I tried to stop him by getting
between him and the door,
so he slammed into me,
and I pulled a ligament in my knee.
There was a bouncer.
There were cops.
Bouncers and cops are useless!
In this profession, we have no choice
but to make our own justice."
Hey!
Hi.
I have to tell you what happened
with my client last night.
Which one?
My fave.
New colour.
What's going on?
I'm going to see Floyd.
What for?
To tell him what I think.
Where are you going?
His place.
Does he know?
That's unethical, Eli.
You can't barge into his home.
We don't do that,
you've never done that.
Come on, youre not gonna start today.
You're right, Mom. I shouldn't.
Floyd.
What are you doing here?
Is that her?
Looks like Im known here. Great.
Listen, I'm sorry for how it went down.
It wasnt professional.
Come here.
We should meet to have a chat.
A social meeting
And after that, we'll figure out the rest.
The goal is to have a good time together.
It's not a big deal
if there's no full penetration.
We're not in a porn video, you know.
We can try again, if you want.
ORDERLY TRAINING IN MONTREAL
YOUR NINE WEEKS OF TRAINING
FULL-TIME WORK COMMITMENARE THERE BONUSES?
WHAT WILL MY SALARY BE AFTER ONE YEAR?
CAN I WORK WHILE GETTING A SCHOLARSHIP?
WITH MY CERTIFICATE
Hi, Marco! How are you?
Hi.
Sorry to bother you,
I just wanted to ask...
Could you give me some tips on what to do
with people with disabilities
based on their disability.
Like what not to forget,
what to be aware of
What do you want?
I'd like to accompany you on the job.
No way.
Hang on, I didn't finish.
Do you really think
I'll bring a prostitute to my work
to show her how to take care
of a person with a disability?
Yeah.
Read up online. Watch videos.
I already do that.
Its the hands-on practice Im missing.
Get trained to be an orderly.
I don't want to be an orderly.
I just want a little experience
so I don't make avoidable mistakes.
You do it every day.
I just want to follow you for like a week.
No.
So your boss doesn't know
you brought me Floyd?
Do you think he should know?
Ella, I can't bring you here.
It's too risky for me.
Half the residents already know.
Please.
I do home care for a few people
via the local community services centre.
Cool.
Youve got some nerve, huh!
He's right, you know.
You could go take a training,
you know, like a normal person.
Hey!
Normal, hah! Hi!
Ive done some research.
It can take weeks, sometimes months,
and Id have to pay
for the whole training.
Its not like I have the profile
to get a government grant.
Hi, Rose! Hi, Ella!
It's been a long time!
Hey! I know!
(Caroline) Hi!
What about me?
Sorry, I see you all the time.
Anyway, that's not what I need, and
it's not a nurse they need to have sex.
Some guys really enjoy
those little nurse costumes.
Hi, everyone! Let's begin.
Anyway, with the cost of the training,
I couldnt pay the rent, so...
OK. We have new people.
Let's introduce ourselves,
share our pronouns.
Then we'll do a small presentation
on the association's mission.
And we'll look at the summary
of our last year's actions.
Oh! The magazine.
Oh yeah! The third edition
of the magazine just came out.
Lots of people participated.
Some are right here.
Malika, Rose, Raven.
If you'd like a stack
to distribute in your communities,
you can take some before you leave.
And we'll also plan for...
Gosh I missed that.
What? The endless meetings?
well split into subcommittees
for the fundraising.
We'll do that later.
Am I forgetting something?
There's the invitation from
the Committee Against Gender Oppression.
...an intern...
OK, no problem.
Is she pretty?
It's just a question.
I trust you.
Romero, Ella.
Ella, Romero.
Hi.
How are you?
Good, thanks. And you?
Nice to meet you.
Likewise.
Oh, not bad. I was right
Earlier, I asked Marco
a little question, but it's fine.
So there's always a routine
in the morning.
In this case, we take off the boots.
Do you want me to raise the bed a bit?
No, it's fine.
It's fine like this?
It's fine.
All right.
Marco, can you come in, please?
Yes.
Thank you.
We put on the pad.
Stick it high up.
Those are compression socks,
so they're tighter.
He's a good teacher, right?
Yeah.
This board has two sides,
one rough and one smooth.
Always use the smooth side,
it slides better.
Ariane?
Yes?
It's me!
All right!
How are you?
Good. You?
Fine. I have an intern here
to observe what we do.
Is that OK?
Yes, no problem.
So?
Did you have a boccia tournament lately?
What have you been up to?
Yes, last weekend.
I had a provincial tournament,
the last of the year.
Ella, Ariane. Ariane, Ella.
Hi!
Hi! Nice to meet you.
With Ariane, we use compression socks.
They're like Romero's except...
there's this step first.
Here you go.
That's perfect.
Ariane, do you mind
if Ella did the other one?
Of course not. She needs to learn.
Here.
Thanks.
Like this?
Yes, good.
You gave it to me upside down on purpose?
No, I gave you the heel.
It was to help you.
That's perfect.
Is this comfortable?
Yes, thank you. It's good.
Sorry.
She exci...
I'm sorry?
She's excited.
The dog.
The dog is excited?
Yes, sorry!
It's fine... no worries.
Hey, it's me!
Hi.
Wow. Cool place.
Metalhead?
You bet.
How are you?
Fine. You?
What do you do in life, Floyd?
I'm in college,
studying in human sciences.
Oh wow!
It's not that impressive.
I didn't know which field to go into.
I mean you're great at doing this
in your situation.
Did you study anything?
Yeah, sociology at university.
You're great at doing this
in your situation.
Your hair looks nice.
I wanted to tell you last time.
Thank you.
I thought you'd be in bed.
Do you want me to put you there
with the machine?
Or you want
to do something else?
I think we can start in my wheelchair.
OK.
What else?
I liked the way you touched me last time.
How about you?
Me?
Well, is there anything I can do?
Something you like?
First, remove the phone.
And move the remote control too.
Are you nervous?
Are you?
Im OK.
I like this.
And this.
Uh, no.
No?
Well...
just with the hand?
You don't want that full intercourse?
Not really.
Is that OK?
Of course.
This one like this?
Yeah.
It doesn't hurt?
It's fine.
Now take the remote
and press the arrow to raise me.
Oh, oops.
The other arrow.
Like this?
Yes.
I'm not bad, huh?
Yeah.
And what do you do in life?
Not sure.
And this, what was it?
I don't know.
Well, I... Hi!
Hello!
I will read my text because I might lose
my train of thoughts in front of a crowd.
Hi, my name is Raven
and I am an anonymous whore.
An anonymous whore
because my family doesn't know.
An inhuman whore
because my humanity doesn't count.
Before diving into this world,
there are so many things
I wish I had known.
I wish I had known that men are angry,
not at you, not at me,
but we'll bear the consequences.
I wish I had known
that men are capable of vulnerability
only once they've paid you.
I wish I had known
that my self-esteem would diminish,
that my loved ones would leave me,
that my family would love me less,
that my assault would be excused.
I wish I had known
that were all in the same boat.
At your place, at mine,
especially behind my screen.
I chose my life,
for better or for worse.
You and me,
we love each other unconditionally.
Would anyone else like to share with us?
Feel free to speak up if you want.
Of course, go ahead!
I wrote a text for my mother.
Looking good!
Hi.
Hi.
Look!
Look what Mado did.
Cute, right?
It's not finished yet.
SENSUAL CAREGIVER, OPEN-MINDED AND
ATTENTIVE, FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
"Open-minded and attentive."
What?
You're taking yourself way too seriously.
I am serious.
Yeah, I see that.
I think my website looks great, Mado.
Looks like a therapy website.
Good then!
Seriously?
Yes, seriously.
You saw one disabled guy.
Person with a disability.
You're proud, bravo.
And now youre a specialist
in all disabilities?
I'm proud of how I handled this, yes.
Yes, you handled it well.
But you're not suddenly a therapist
because it went well with one client.
With a disability.
Girls, come on...
Disabled, so what?
Caro, it's not the same clientele.
Let's drop the subject,
you dont seem to want to understand.
Oh, Madame gets on her high horse
because Madame makes the world better
by fucking with the disabled.
Youre not gonna build
a whorearchy here.
Is that clear?
Feli's brother got a girlfriend.
Really!
Floyd?
Feli told me he seems well.
What is it?
I have no more disabled to see.
People with disabilities.
Come on, lets do a duo together.
You know I don't want to anymore.
My clients aren't special enough for you?
Exactly.
I could break their leg if you want.
Ask Floyd.
He might have some special friends
who'd like to see you.
Hey, youre clever!
Where are you going?
Writing to Floyd, be right back.
Hi, Franois.
Hi.
I didn't think you'd come.
Sorry, I'm late.
You're here.
Can I sit?
May I offer you a glass of water...
or wine?
I'd love that.
The kitchen is over there.
Oh! Yeah. Thank you.
It's very nice here.
A little less water, please.
Of course, sorry.
Thank you for the flowers.
I don't come here often anymore.
Why are we meeting here
for the first time?
You proposed doing something I like
to begin with.
And what is that?
Swimming.
I like swimming.
I like swimming too.
To us meeting.
You wrote that you have hydrocephalus?
I looked it up,
but could you tell me a bit more about it
so I can understand better?
I always ask this.
You see a lot of disabled people?
Just a few people with disabilities.
I'm still learning.
But it's fine if you don't feel
like talking about it.
See the rock over there?
When I was little,
we used to come here often.
My big brother Achille and I liked
to jump from that rock.
He was older,
I wanted to do better than him,
so one day, I dove.
Once.
I dove and...
I smashed my head on a rock
under the water.
Weve never seen that one.
I had a cerebral hemorrhage.
I almost died.
Maybe I should have.
I'm 54 years old, Ella.
54 years is a long time.
And I'm 35, Franois.
You don't look it.
Neither do you.
I even think you're handsome.
Women like strong and confident men.
Who told you that?
Seems logical.
Have you tried meeting a woman like you?
Like me?
So we can be twice as disabled?
Twice as depressed?
Just because I have a disability...
doesn't mean the disabled
should be coupled with other disabled.
Im sorry, I didn't see it that way.
Its normal. All we see is my disability:
Im sitting on it.
Should we go for a swim?
Good idea.
How do we do this?
You have to push me.
The wheelchair goes in the water?
OK, you can stop here.
You swim well.
Wanna come with me?
The wheelchair cant go any further.
What if I lift you and make you float?
Why not.
Go ahead.
Lean on me.
Thank you.
Want something to drink?
Id like to propose something to you.
Hm?
I'd like to do a show here
and adapt the space for wheelchairs.
Why do you wanna do that?
It'd be nice if people in wheelchairs
could see a show here.
Yeah, it would be nice.
So what do you say?
I don't know, I'm not against it
but are they gonna buy drinks?
Yes, of course!
You want to change the whole layout?
Where's everyone else gonna sit?
It's a good idea, but...
I'll take care of everything,
and itll be just like any other night.
We'll just advertise the show
as people-with-disabilities-friendly.
Just like buses that announce
they take people with reduced mobility.
Do I look like a bus?
Look, nothing against it,
but I don't think it would be profitable.
I could organize it
when you dont have a show planned!
Like on a Tuesday.
If you need to take a little twinkle,
a little pee...
You know there are over a million people
with disabilities in Quebec?
You take care of everything.
This is Ella.
Ella, Steph Mathieu's girlfriend.
Hi.
Hi.
That's too bad.
What does she do again?
She's an accountant.
Now we need to pivot it.
I'll let you do your private parts.
I'll give you more soap.
Yes.
OK.
Hello, how are you?
Fine. You?
Fine.
Hi, Marco!
How are you?
Good!
Let's put Mom to bed?
Yes!
Youre driving?
Yes!
Go!
When did you get your license, Raphael?
We remove the blankets?
Yeah.
OK, thank you.
Let's raise the bed a bit.
Like this? Oh no, sorry. Like this?
Hey, hey, hey, let's calm down.
We'll let Mom get changed!
I'll be right back, Ella.
No, no, no.
Come to the living room with me.
And now the right arm,
which is more difficult.
One, two, three... go.
Is it comfortable like this?
Perfect.
Great.
Thank you.
Oh hey!
Gently.
Good night.
They're leaving?
Good night!
They're leaving?
Yes.
Should we read a story?
Yes!
Little Polar Bear.
It's weird that we don't really see
people with disabilities around us.
Thank you, by the way.
Why--
I--
Go ahead.
Why do you do this?
Sex work?
Yes, but why with people
with disabilities?
Why not?
You know a lot of people
who'll do that with them?
I like that they might need me.
And it feels like I understand them
in some way.
And not everybody could do my job.
I definitely couldn't.
And I couldn't do yours.
Frederick is coming.
You can sit down.
Thanks.
Frederick and the excited dog.
Hi!
Hi.
Would you like water? Juice?
Or whi ki
Whisky?
It's a little early for whisky.
Just water, thanks.
He's messing with you.
Ah! Good one.
Thanks.
Don't listen to him.
He talks nonsense half the time.
Mo th ha.
More than half.
So you're the orderly?
I'm his wife, Marie.
Oh, Im so sorry. I didn't know.
People always think that.
OK, so Tell me everything.
We are op... op tionship.
What?
Were in an open relationship.
OK.
He wrote to me that he has
a few internal organ weaknesses?
But no... ext... nal
But not external.
OK.
And he has cerebral palsy, right?
You can talk to him, you know.
Yes, sorry.
It's just a bit hard to understand.
So you have cerebral palsy, right?
Yeah.
And what does it do to you?
Hey!
That's what it does!
Stop, you'll scare her.
How does it
How does it what?
Work.
How does it work, yes.
So, normally, for the first meeting,
we see...
Keep going. Ill let you two chat.
You're not staying?
No. I wanted to meet you,
and I trust you now.
Bye, my love.
Bye.
Bye!
Sorry. Give me a minute.
I'm sorry, Marie,
but I don't understand why I'm here.
What don't you understand?
Well, it's not like he's never had sex.
I mean, he can do it.
Yeah, yeah, he can.
So why did he ask me to come?
Because he wanted to.
He's a man, he can pay for an escort,
and I'm OK with that.
It's just that, normally,
I do this to help them.
I understand.
But he doesn't need help.
He just wants to.
I know he looks silly in his chair,
but really, he's alright.
I don't mind what he looks like,
but how do I know what he's saying?
I don't understand a word.
You don't need to understand him.
Just follow his body.
OK.
So...
What do you want to do?
Sex!
Sex?
Yeah!
You sure are direct.
Or it would... all... d
Or what?
Or it would take all...
Or it would take all day!
OK, yeah.
So we skip small talk and...
Bedroom or wheelchair?
Bedroom.
Bedroom? All right.
You're funny.
I know this one a little.
I'll lower it.
In the middle of the bed?
Yeah.
Sure you won't fall?
Nope!
You're OK?
Yeah.
Oh my God! How much do you weigh?
Oh yeah?
Yeah!
I like fee
Th smell good.
You like feet, they smell good?
Yeah.
Smells medium good Id say!
I like it.
I take it off?
Yeah.
Oh, you're ready!
Always!
Always ready!
Like a sc
What?
Like a scout.
Like a scout!
You're sexy.
I'm sexy?
Yeah.
Thank you.
You're sexy too.
And youre really tall.
Yeah.
May I?
Yeah.
Tall and big!
Penetra...
Penetration?
Yeah.
Now?
Yeah.
This position isn't working.
Come spoon
Spooning?
Yeah.
Like this?
On my way!
On your way?
Yeah!
Frederick?
Oops. Someone's there.
Next station: Plamondon
I'd like to dedicate this text
to the memory
of my dear friend,
colleague and activist,
Mariam.
Only we know of her death.
We will not find it
in the pages of the newspaper
we read on the subway
on our way to work,
since her death
will always be considered her fault.
Because she was a migrant,
because she was bipolar,
and her fault because she was a whore.
I met her at a gathering
for the protection of migrant sex workers.
Back then, I wore a mask, glasses,
and clothes that hid my tattoos
so I wouldn't be recognized.
She would chant slogans,
and the crowd would follow her.
Her voice still echoes in my chest
to this day.
Mariam was outraged,
she was in a hurry,
she didn't want to wait.
We've been waiting for too long.
I lost a sister.
One day, my sister did not come
to one of our meetings.
Then she missed
one of our planned actions.
And she stopped answering our calls.
She was no longer.
Mariam believed in us,
and I want to honour her.
And I want us to keep fighting.
She would have wanted me
to keep going,
all of us to keep going, together.
Are you OK?
(Marco) It's alright, you can come in.
You are ravishing, miss.
And what of you, young man.
Thank you.
I thought we could start it together.
Do I bring out the sushi too?
Yes, go ahead.
Ella isn't your real name?
What's your real name?
Come on, you can tell me.
I won't tell anyone.
To our romantic evening.
So?
Caro.
And should I call you Caro or Ella?
Ella.
Alright, Caro.
Franois!
Come!
Grant me this dance.
I can't stand up, Caro.
Come on, come on!
Yes, yes, yes!
Put your feet on mine.
You smell good.
It's soft.
Is there anything youd like?
I'd really like to pleasure you.
But, uh...
I don't know how.
I've never...
I'll explain.
I'm not like other men.
I, uh...
I... I don't want...
I can't...
with the penis.
I mean, I wouldn't be able to.
It's not a performance, Franois.
We'll go at your pace.
I've never seen a woman
as beautiful as you.
Hey!
Want to take a closer look?
You see there?
Franois?
Yes. Yes, yes, I... Yes, yes.
You can touch it.
Try to...
Lick your fingers,
then apply pressure on it
with the flat part of your fingers,
not just one.
Would you like to lick it?
You can move your fingers inside me.
Yes, like this!
And try to keep the same rhythm
with your tongue,
even if youre not going fast.
Yes, like that.
Oh yes, I like it...
A little more to the left
your tongue, a little more to the left.
Yeah, the same rhythm, like that.
I can't...
I can't keep going.
For a first time,
you were very impressive!
Ill start getting ready slowly.
It's been four hours.
Four hours isn't much in a lifetime.
Franois, no, I really need to go.
Would you like coffee? Tea?
That's nice of you, Franois, thank you,
but I have to get going.
Don't forget your present.
Oh, right.
Youll open it?
Of course.
Wow!
That's very kind of you.
Thank you.
I thought you could wear it next time.
Next time... Of course.
I'd be happy to.
Oh, I forgot about my donation.
Donation?
The payment.
Ah, that's what you call it.
That's not a donation, it's a fee.
Sorry?
Nothing.
No, no. Repeat what you just said.
Your fee.
It costs me the same
as three weeks of groceries
to pay you for one meeting, you know.
And you make me wait around for weeks
before we see each other again.
I understand,
but you're not the only one I see.
I have other clients.
And we already discussed
the price by email.
Isn't your family helping you with that?
I thought they had plenty of money
since they...
They don't know.
I won't demean myself by telling them.
All right.
My tip.
Just this time.
I like you.
A lot.
I had a great time, Franois.
Me too.
FRANOIS
54 YEARS OLD, HYDROCEPHALUS
1ST MEETING
CHARACTERISTICS PERSONALITY SUMMARY
2ND MEETING
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I DANCED FOR HIM, IT WAS A NICE MOMENT.
I OFFERED HIM THAT...
So you do charity now?
Why don't you start an NGO
while you're at it?
"Fuck the Disabled for Free!"
Don't start this again, Caro, please.
What is it now? You're Mother Teresa?
You try meeting them and doing what I do.
You'll see it's not that simple.
Look, I've had disabled clients.
I'm not interested in that.
You can have whatever clients you like,
but theyre not clients anymore
if you dont charge them properly.
There you go. He's not a client.
And you're a saint?
That's right.
Need me to wash glasses?
Yes, please.
The wine, Mado.
Yes!
I need a drink.
It's coming!
Thank you so much for being here!
Cheers!
Cheers, babe.
I'm starting to have a lot of requests.
I'm like a bridge that can lead them
elsewhere, or further.
And I'm organizing an inclusive
and accessible burlesque show
so that people with disabilities can come.
Where?
At the Wiggle Room.
And my line-up is nuts!
I'm getting Lulu les Belles Mirettes,
Minx Arcana and Foxxy Lexy Brown!
Wow, congrats!
Yeah, I'm so happy.
Would you be interested
in telling me more about it?
I really want
to write an article about you.
I dunno.
How about doing it anonymously?
OK yeah.
Yeah, it would be fine that way.
Oh really?
Why not use your real name?
Tell her how you take just the tip
but not the pay.
It's different with Franois. Let it go.
I once had a client I stopped charging
because I became too attracted to him.
Oh yeah?
We started seeing each other elsewhere,
doing things Id propose.
Never happened to me.
No?
So he became your boyfriend?
Oh no!
I quickly realized I liked him
better as a client than a lover.
Wise.
Agreed!
He started telling me that
I deserved better, that hed help me quit.
Jesus...
He was worse than my parents
once I told them.
Insufferable guy.
When my parents found out, it was funny.
They tried to find all the good reasons
behind why I'm doing this.
"You were such a good listener
since you were little."
Like I was a sex therapist or something...
I guess it's better to say that
than saying their daughters an escort.
Right!
But there's one girl here
who thinks she's a sex-hoe-logist.
Oh! Sorry, a therapist.
Fuck!
Through burlesque,
I express myself artistically
in front of an audience,
and project the image I want of myself.
And as an escort
with people with disabilities,
I use my body in intimate settings,
which allows me
to truly listen to the other person
and guide the experience.
So being in control drives you.
Looking at it this way, yeah,
but I feel a sense of freedom
using my body in this way.
Can you explain your process
when you meet with them?
It's the same as with my other clients.
There's no difference.
But if it's all the same,
why do you only see people
with disabilities and not the others?
I feel a sort of solidarity with them.
Mhm.
Dont write what Im about to say, but
I think it strengthens my ego.
You can put my real name in the article.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
Yes, Im sure.
You know what?
What?
You know what I'm wearing
under my clothes?
Of course you know.
It suits you.
The bottom suits me even better.
You move well.
Come see me dance.
I'm organizing a burlesque show
soon on Saint-Laurent street.
You have an erection.
Want me to try?
I don't know if I could.
Want me to try with my mouth?
Yes. Yes, I want.
Such a pro!
Leave me here.
I'm going to take a shower, Franois.
Stay a little longer.
Im not leaving right away.
Ill take a shower first.
I know I can make you cum again.
You probably can, but I'm getting up now.
Franois, no! Please.
No, it's over now.
I'm so happy with you.
No, Franois, no.
We'll do it again next time.
But it's a long wait until next time.
You're not showering?
No. I have to go now.
My donation, please.
I thought it wasn't like that with me.
I'm sorry, I should have
taken the money last time.
I don't know what I was thinking.
And I should have told you
that I'd take the money this time.
You dont like our time together?
You're not happy?
This is not a date!
Oh no? What is it?
Franois, you know.
I thought you liked our dates.
The wine, the good food, the presents.
After all, I'm just like
all your other clients.
You're not like all the others.
Everyone's different, but everyone pays.
It's an exchange, Franois.
What exchange?
Youre getting paid to receive pleasure.
Hello.
My name is Ella.
I am a sex worker.
I specialize in sexual assistance
for people with disabilities.
It will be my pleasure to meet you.
To do so,
Im sharing with you my framework.
If it suits you, I invite you
to contact me by phone or email.
Number one.
Our first encounter will be
a social meeting, meaning no sex,
to see if we connect
and to fully understand your needs.
Number two.
Your hygiene
and the cleanliness of the space.
Make sure to wash up before the meeting,
and the space reflects you,
so it should be clean as well.
Number three.
Penetrative sexual acts are not mandatory,
neither for you nor for me.
They will depend on our interactions,
on what you desire,
and what is possible
with your disability.
Number four.
I'm not a volunteer.
Therefore, I ask to be paid
according to my rates,
which you'll find on my Donation page.
Ive adjusted the prices
to include extra time
for setup and to adapt to your needs.
And number five.
In general,
there is a maximum number of meetings
to avoid attachment, on both sides,
as otherwise it could be
more harmful than pleasant.
Here we go!
I look forward to meeting you.
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It's pretty generous of you.
No.
I'm not sacrificing myself,
I'm not saving them.
Maybe I help some of them
spread their wings.
I feel useful and it pays the rent
in a way that suits me.
There are other ways to pay rent...
Shh, please!
How can we help make your work more
accessible to people with disabilities?
By decriminalizing sex work.
What's that got to do with it?
In Canada, clients
and third parties are criminalized,
so decriminalizing our work
would make access to our services
much simpler and safer
for our clients with disabilities.
We're not gonna decriminalize prostitution
all at once.
Maybe add an exception to the law
for disabled people, sure, but not for everyone.
In doing this, you're putting them, again,
in the "special" or "different" category.
Like, "Oh, they need
special accommodations
because they can't do it themselves."
OK, no, but we could have like a license
for... "special" sexual assistants
who work with disabled people.
A special whore?
That would mean we're claiming that my job
as an escort for people with disabilities
is more valuable
than the work of other escorts.
But it is! You make a difference,
you said it yourself!
I mean, the prostitution
of a 15-year-old girl
doesn't have a positive impact
on the world, quite the opposite!
But listen to her! She's not even talking
about exploited girls.
We're talking about everyone
who decides to do this job.
You don't think an autonomous adult
has the right to decide for themselves
how they want to earn money,
no matter what their work is?
I make my own schedule!
I choose my clients and my rates!
I guide my sessions!
Don't tell me I'm being exploited!
There are plenty of jobs
where you can do that!
When we told women they couldn't
make decisions for themselves,
like opening a bank account,
we find that ridiculous, right?
Well, it's the same for a whore!
We're not all exploited
and we don't all need help.
Good for you if you don't need to be saved, but
don't speak for those who are exploited.
But we're fighting for them too!
Its when we provide a better quality
of life to the most vulnerable ones
that it benefits everyone!
Being for sex workers' rights
does not mean supporting the trade,
traffic and exploitation of human beings.
Quite the opposite!
Decriminalizing
does not mean forced labour.
Forced labour is not sex work.
Forced labour is illegal,
regardless of the type of work.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Hello, ma'am.
I'm calling you because the article
published about you piqued our curiosity.
We would like to interview you
for an article about your process
with people with disab
Good morning, miss.
I follow you on Twitter and Instagram.
Yesterday, I saw your new video.
I have a disability
I'd like to ask if you take
You really think a disabled person
needs someone like you to have sex?!
We're not all retarded! We're able
to fuck chicks and get girlfriends
Hello! I saw this on social media.
I don't know if you also see women,
because I'm interested...
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(Caroline) Hello? Are you OK?
I've tried calling you five times.
That video of you in the classroom...
You're rocking it!
OK, call me back. Love you!
Well, it's the same for a whore!
My decisions are feminist,
as much as you are feminists.
But me, and the women
who want to do this job,
what do we need to be saved from?
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Now, do you want to see more boobs?
Yeah!
More butts?
Yeah!
More skin?
Shes a sex worker who works with
a clientele of people with disabilities.
Here's Elizabeth Mansouri.
Elizabeth, welcome to
Tout le monde en parle.
Thank you.
There's a video that made your popularity
blow up on social media.
Let's watch an excerpt. Manon.
If society stopped wasting its energy
trying to stop us from doing our job,
we could make sure the resources
are in the right place
so that we can all work safely!
First of all, what does this have to do
with disabled people?
I think it's important to value
and destigmatize
the sexuality of people with disabilities,
without telling them that it's different
from that of "normal" people.
And if they want to call on an escort,
well, they have as much a right
as anyone else.
OK, so it's normal to see an escort?
I think I need to talk to my wife
when I get home.
And you also think it's normal
to have intimate relations with strangers
in exchange for money?
I'll tell you what's not normal.
What's not normal is being told what
I should do and how I should to do it.
What's not normal is discriminating
against an entire part of society,
both sex workers
and people with disabilities.
Sex workers and people with disabilities
are on the same team.
The team of those
who are marginalized by society,
because people don't understand us,
or they just don't want to understand us!
So, ultimately, you want
to be part of society's team?
No.
I want society to be part of our team.
We want, we want,
we want some fucking rights!
We want, we want!
We want some fucking rights!
Blow jobs are real jobs, real jobs suck!
Flutes, flutes, flutes, flutes!
What are we drinking?
Look what I found for you, peanut.
Oh, thank you, baby!
You were beautiful on stage!
Be careful! What's gotten into you?
To Eli! To your biggest gig ever.
I love you, big star!
Thank you! Thanks, girls!
I love you all!
Good morning.
Caro?
You know Felixa's brother?
Which one?
The disabled one.
He came to a few of my shows.
Mm-hmm.
He emailed me at my old address.
But you don't appear
on the escort site anymore.
He stalked me before I deleted my profile.
He says he's been thinking
of writing to me for six months,
he feels ready now and would like us
to have a "full sexual intercourse."
What do you think?
It's weird that Feli
didn't tell us about this.
Feli's his sister,
not his spokeswoman, Caro.
He can speak for himself.
So what do you think,
should I sleep with him?
I dunno, I thought you were done
with this job,
that you needed to move on
to something else.
Madam is a performing artist now.
From the upper bourgeoisie.
Caro, you're such a pain this morning!
You already miss your little clients!
No, not them, but him
He's different.
Because he's Feli's brother?
No, Caro. 'Cause the guy is in
that situation.
He says he has...
arthro-gry-posis.
What's that?
Come on, don't make that face.
So you still check your emails?
Sometimes.
Eli.
This... isn't different.
It's just new.
Hello!
Hello.
Hey, Floyd!
Hi.
Come in.
Marco. I'm his orderly.
Nice to meet you.
Where's the bedroom?
This way.
Floyd?
I thought it was your sister
who would come help you.
No, she doesn't know.
Did you send me that email yourself?
Yeah.
How did you do it?
Floyd?
I'm gonna back up.
Yeah, perfect.
Great. Keep going,
a bit more to your left.
Yeah, back up, back up.
You're good.
I take this off?
Yeah, thanks.
Through the head.
Now the other arm.
Taking off your belt.
Where do I leave this?
On the table.
I'll be back in an hour.
My number's on the envelope.
Text me if I need to come back earlier.
I'll be at the cafe next door.
Later, Floyd.
Later.
Thanks.
Floyd...
As in Pink Floyd?
Yeah, my mother's idea.
It's original.
Sorry, I'm not really used to this.
I'm not used to this either.
Look Just call Marco, he'll come back.
No no.
Would you like a massage?
Peppermint and shea butter.
OK.
Can you feel my hands?
Yes. I can't move,
but I feel everything.
Can I sit on you?
Is this OK? Im not hurting you?
No, it's fine.
Fuck. Sorry. I can't anymore.
You can't what?
I can't...
get hard again.
That's alright.
Well, normally youd
Id normally what?
Well Normally wed do everything.
Nothing is normal.
You mean me?
No, no! Just the situations.
Please call Marco.
Floyd, I didn't mean you.
I don't care if or when you cum.
It doesnt matter.
It's OK for your head?
Yeah.
Go ahead, Floyd.
I'll be with you in a minute.
What did you do?
None of your business.
None of my business?
Do you know how much trouble I'd be in if my job
found out I took him to a hooker?
He didn't come here to keep his boxers on.
The guy just wants to have sex!
He specified it.
"Full intercourse."
Well, it didn't work.
Isn't this your job?
My job?
I don't have sex
with disabled every day!
People with a disability, miss.
Sex worker, sir!
So?
It sucked!
ARTHROGRYPOSIS
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I will now invite Maxime,
who has just published her new zine
titled Sandwich Blues.
She will read us a few excerpts.
"I live alone and I pay my rent,
internet, electricity, gas,
insurance, my car,
my food and my cat's food.
I self-produce my music.
I work out.
I have time to invest
in each of my priorities.
I'm dating a rare pearl,
and on my hands are tattooed oysters.
On February 20, 2021,
I was sick of working in restaurants
and needed more time to work on my music,
but my two-bedroom's rent
wasn't going to pay itself.
I got in my car and drove
to an erotic massage parlour.
I was greeted by a receptionist
in a clean and well-decorated lobby.
In the staff room,
I meet girls
with larger-than-life personalities
with whom I feel privileged
to build sisterhood bonds.
I have found a clan.
One night at the bar,
a customer ran out
to avoid paying my colleague,
to whom he owed money.
I tried to stop him by getting
between him and the door,
so he slammed into me,
and I pulled a ligament in my knee.
There was a bouncer.
There were cops.
Bouncers and cops are useless!
In this profession, we have no choice
but to make our own justice."
Hey!
Hi.
I have to tell you what happened
with my client last night.
Which one?
My fave.
New colour.
What's going on?
I'm going to see Floyd.
What for?
To tell him what I think.
Where are you going?
His place.
Does he know?
That's unethical, Eli.
You can't barge into his home.
We don't do that,
you've never done that.
Come on, youre not gonna start today.
You're right, Mom. I shouldn't.
Floyd.
What are you doing here?
Is that her?
Looks like Im known here. Great.
Listen, I'm sorry for how it went down.
It wasnt professional.
Come here.
We should meet to have a chat.
A social meeting
And after that, we'll figure out the rest.
The goal is to have a good time together.
It's not a big deal
if there's no full penetration.
We're not in a porn video, you know.
We can try again, if you want.
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CAN I WORK WHILE GETTING A SCHOLARSHIP?
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Hi, Marco! How are you?
Hi.
Sorry to bother you,
I just wanted to ask...
Could you give me some tips on what to do
with people with disabilities
based on their disability.
Like what not to forget,
what to be aware of
What do you want?
I'd like to accompany you on the job.
No way.
Hang on, I didn't finish.
Do you really think
I'll bring a prostitute to my work
to show her how to take care
of a person with a disability?
Yeah.
Read up online. Watch videos.
I already do that.
Its the hands-on practice Im missing.
Get trained to be an orderly.
I don't want to be an orderly.
I just want a little experience
so I don't make avoidable mistakes.
You do it every day.
I just want to follow you for like a week.
No.
So your boss doesn't know
you brought me Floyd?
Do you think he should know?
Ella, I can't bring you here.
It's too risky for me.
Half the residents already know.
Please.
I do home care for a few people
via the local community services centre.
Cool.
Youve got some nerve, huh!
He's right, you know.
You could go take a training,
you know, like a normal person.
Hey!
Normal, hah! Hi!
Ive done some research.
It can take weeks, sometimes months,
and Id have to pay
for the whole training.
Its not like I have the profile
to get a government grant.
Hi, Rose! Hi, Ella!
It's been a long time!
Hey! I know!
(Caroline) Hi!
What about me?
Sorry, I see you all the time.
Anyway, that's not what I need, and
it's not a nurse they need to have sex.
Some guys really enjoy
those little nurse costumes.
Hi, everyone! Let's begin.
Anyway, with the cost of the training,
I couldnt pay the rent, so...
OK. We have new people.
Let's introduce ourselves,
share our pronouns.
Then we'll do a small presentation
on the association's mission.
And we'll look at the summary
of our last year's actions.
Oh! The magazine.
Oh yeah! The third edition
of the magazine just came out.
Lots of people participated.
Some are right here.
Malika, Rose, Raven.
If you'd like a stack
to distribute in your communities,
you can take some before you leave.
And we'll also plan for...
Gosh I missed that.
What? The endless meetings?
well split into subcommittees
for the fundraising.
We'll do that later.
Am I forgetting something?
There's the invitation from
the Committee Against Gender Oppression.
...an intern...
OK, no problem.
Is she pretty?
It's just a question.
I trust you.
Romero, Ella.
Ella, Romero.
Hi.
How are you?
Good, thanks. And you?
Nice to meet you.
Likewise.
Oh, not bad. I was right
Earlier, I asked Marco
a little question, but it's fine.
So there's always a routine
in the morning.
In this case, we take off the boots.
Do you want me to raise the bed a bit?
No, it's fine.
It's fine like this?
It's fine.
All right.
Marco, can you come in, please?
Yes.
Thank you.
We put on the pad.
Stick it high up.
Those are compression socks,
so they're tighter.
He's a good teacher, right?
Yeah.
This board has two sides,
one rough and one smooth.
Always use the smooth side,
it slides better.
Ariane?
Yes?
It's me!
All right!
How are you?
Good. You?
Fine. I have an intern here
to observe what we do.
Is that OK?
Yes, no problem.
So?
Did you have a boccia tournament lately?
What have you been up to?
Yes, last weekend.
I had a provincial tournament,
the last of the year.
Ella, Ariane. Ariane, Ella.
Hi!
Hi! Nice to meet you.
With Ariane, we use compression socks.
They're like Romero's except...
there's this step first.
Here you go.
That's perfect.
Ariane, do you mind
if Ella did the other one?
Of course not. She needs to learn.
Here.
Thanks.
Like this?
Yes, good.
You gave it to me upside down on purpose?
No, I gave you the heel.
It was to help you.
That's perfect.
Is this comfortable?
Yes, thank you. It's good.
Sorry.
She exci...
I'm sorry?
She's excited.
The dog.
The dog is excited?
Yes, sorry!
It's fine... no worries.
Hey, it's me!
Hi.
Wow. Cool place.
Metalhead?
You bet.
How are you?
Fine. You?
What do you do in life, Floyd?
I'm in college,
studying in human sciences.
Oh wow!
It's not that impressive.
I didn't know which field to go into.
I mean you're great at doing this
in your situation.
Did you study anything?
Yeah, sociology at university.
You're great at doing this
in your situation.
Your hair looks nice.
I wanted to tell you last time.
Thank you.
I thought you'd be in bed.
Do you want me to put you there
with the machine?
Or you want
to do something else?
I think we can start in my wheelchair.
OK.
What else?
I liked the way you touched me last time.
How about you?
Me?
Well, is there anything I can do?
Something you like?
First, remove the phone.
And move the remote control too.
Are you nervous?
Are you?
Im OK.
I like this.
And this.
Uh, no.
No?
Well...
just with the hand?
You don't want that full intercourse?
Not really.
Is that OK?
Of course.
This one like this?
Yeah.
It doesn't hurt?
It's fine.
Now take the remote
and press the arrow to raise me.
Oh, oops.
The other arrow.
Like this?
Yes.
I'm not bad, huh?
Yeah.
And what do you do in life?
Not sure.
And this, what was it?
I don't know.
Well, I... Hi!
Hello!
I will read my text because I might lose
my train of thoughts in front of a crowd.
Hi, my name is Raven
and I am an anonymous whore.
An anonymous whore
because my family doesn't know.
An inhuman whore
because my humanity doesn't count.
Before diving into this world,
there are so many things
I wish I had known.
I wish I had known that men are angry,
not at you, not at me,
but we'll bear the consequences.
I wish I had known
that men are capable of vulnerability
only once they've paid you.
I wish I had known
that my self-esteem would diminish,
that my loved ones would leave me,
that my family would love me less,
that my assault would be excused.
I wish I had known
that were all in the same boat.
At your place, at mine,
especially behind my screen.
I chose my life,
for better or for worse.
You and me,
we love each other unconditionally.
Would anyone else like to share with us?
Feel free to speak up if you want.
Of course, go ahead!
I wrote a text for my mother.
Looking good!
Hi.
Hi.
Look!
Look what Mado did.
Cute, right?
It's not finished yet.
SENSUAL CAREGIVER, OPEN-MINDED AND
ATTENTIVE, FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
"Open-minded and attentive."
What?
You're taking yourself way too seriously.
I am serious.
Yeah, I see that.
I think my website looks great, Mado.
Looks like a therapy website.
Good then!
Seriously?
Yes, seriously.
You saw one disabled guy.
Person with a disability.
You're proud, bravo.
And now youre a specialist
in all disabilities?
I'm proud of how I handled this, yes.
Yes, you handled it well.
But you're not suddenly a therapist
because it went well with one client.
With a disability.
Girls, come on...
Disabled, so what?
Caro, it's not the same clientele.
Let's drop the subject,
you dont seem to want to understand.
Oh, Madame gets on her high horse
because Madame makes the world better
by fucking with the disabled.
Youre not gonna build
a whorearchy here.
Is that clear?
Feli's brother got a girlfriend.
Really!
Floyd?
Feli told me he seems well.
What is it?
I have no more disabled to see.
People with disabilities.
Come on, lets do a duo together.
You know I don't want to anymore.
My clients aren't special enough for you?
Exactly.
I could break their leg if you want.
Ask Floyd.
He might have some special friends
who'd like to see you.
Hey, youre clever!
Where are you going?
Writing to Floyd, be right back.
Hi, Franois.
Hi.
I didn't think you'd come.
Sorry, I'm late.
You're here.
Can I sit?
May I offer you a glass of water...
or wine?
I'd love that.
The kitchen is over there.
Oh! Yeah. Thank you.
It's very nice here.
A little less water, please.
Of course, sorry.
Thank you for the flowers.
I don't come here often anymore.
Why are we meeting here
for the first time?
You proposed doing something I like
to begin with.
And what is that?
Swimming.
I like swimming.
I like swimming too.
To us meeting.
You wrote that you have hydrocephalus?
I looked it up,
but could you tell me a bit more about it
so I can understand better?
I always ask this.
You see a lot of disabled people?
Just a few people with disabilities.
I'm still learning.
But it's fine if you don't feel
like talking about it.
See the rock over there?
When I was little,
we used to come here often.
My big brother Achille and I liked
to jump from that rock.
He was older,
I wanted to do better than him,
so one day, I dove.
Once.
I dove and...
I smashed my head on a rock
under the water.
Weve never seen that one.
I had a cerebral hemorrhage.
I almost died.
Maybe I should have.
I'm 54 years old, Ella.
54 years is a long time.
And I'm 35, Franois.
You don't look it.
Neither do you.
I even think you're handsome.
Women like strong and confident men.
Who told you that?
Seems logical.
Have you tried meeting a woman like you?
Like me?
So we can be twice as disabled?
Twice as depressed?
Just because I have a disability...
doesn't mean the disabled
should be coupled with other disabled.
Im sorry, I didn't see it that way.
Its normal. All we see is my disability:
Im sitting on it.
Should we go for a swim?
Good idea.
How do we do this?
You have to push me.
The wheelchair goes in the water?
OK, you can stop here.
You swim well.
Wanna come with me?
The wheelchair cant go any further.
What if I lift you and make you float?
Why not.
Go ahead.
Lean on me.
Thank you.
Want something to drink?
Id like to propose something to you.
Hm?
I'd like to do a show here
and adapt the space for wheelchairs.
Why do you wanna do that?
It'd be nice if people in wheelchairs
could see a show here.
Yeah, it would be nice.
So what do you say?
I don't know, I'm not against it
but are they gonna buy drinks?
Yes, of course!
You want to change the whole layout?
Where's everyone else gonna sit?
It's a good idea, but...
I'll take care of everything,
and itll be just like any other night.
We'll just advertise the show
as people-with-disabilities-friendly.
Just like buses that announce
they take people with reduced mobility.
Do I look like a bus?
Look, nothing against it,
but I don't think it would be profitable.
I could organize it
when you dont have a show planned!
Like on a Tuesday.
If you need to take a little twinkle,
a little pee...
You know there are over a million people
with disabilities in Quebec?
You take care of everything.
This is Ella.
Ella, Steph Mathieu's girlfriend.
Hi.
Hi.
That's too bad.
What does she do again?
She's an accountant.
Now we need to pivot it.
I'll let you do your private parts.
I'll give you more soap.
Yes.
OK.
Hello, how are you?
Fine. You?
Fine.
Hi, Marco!
How are you?
Good!
Let's put Mom to bed?
Yes!
Youre driving?
Yes!
Go!
When did you get your license, Raphael?
We remove the blankets?
Yeah.
OK, thank you.
Let's raise the bed a bit.
Like this? Oh no, sorry. Like this?
Hey, hey, hey, let's calm down.
We'll let Mom get changed!
I'll be right back, Ella.
No, no, no.
Come to the living room with me.
And now the right arm,
which is more difficult.
One, two, three... go.
Is it comfortable like this?
Perfect.
Great.
Thank you.
Oh hey!
Gently.
Good night.
They're leaving?
Good night!
They're leaving?
Yes.
Should we read a story?
Yes!
Little Polar Bear.
It's weird that we don't really see
people with disabilities around us.
Thank you, by the way.
Why--
I--
Go ahead.
Why do you do this?
Sex work?
Yes, but why with people
with disabilities?
Why not?
You know a lot of people
who'll do that with them?
I like that they might need me.
And it feels like I understand them
in some way.
And not everybody could do my job.
I definitely couldn't.
And I couldn't do yours.
Frederick is coming.
You can sit down.
Thanks.
Frederick and the excited dog.
Hi!
Hi.
Would you like water? Juice?
Or whi ki
Whisky?
It's a little early for whisky.
Just water, thanks.
He's messing with you.
Ah! Good one.
Thanks.
Don't listen to him.
He talks nonsense half the time.
Mo th ha.
More than half.
So you're the orderly?
I'm his wife, Marie.
Oh, Im so sorry. I didn't know.
People always think that.
OK, so Tell me everything.
We are op... op tionship.
What?
Were in an open relationship.
OK.
He wrote to me that he has
a few internal organ weaknesses?
But no... ext... nal
But not external.
OK.
And he has cerebral palsy, right?
You can talk to him, you know.
Yes, sorry.
It's just a bit hard to understand.
So you have cerebral palsy, right?
Yeah.
And what does it do to you?
Hey!
That's what it does!
Stop, you'll scare her.
How does it
How does it what?
Work.
How does it work, yes.
So, normally, for the first meeting,
we see...
Keep going. Ill let you two chat.
You're not staying?
No. I wanted to meet you,
and I trust you now.
Bye, my love.
Bye.
Bye!
Sorry. Give me a minute.
I'm sorry, Marie,
but I don't understand why I'm here.
What don't you understand?
Well, it's not like he's never had sex.
I mean, he can do it.
Yeah, yeah, he can.
So why did he ask me to come?
Because he wanted to.
He's a man, he can pay for an escort,
and I'm OK with that.
It's just that, normally,
I do this to help them.
I understand.
But he doesn't need help.
He just wants to.
I know he looks silly in his chair,
but really, he's alright.
I don't mind what he looks like,
but how do I know what he's saying?
I don't understand a word.
You don't need to understand him.
Just follow his body.
OK.
So...
What do you want to do?
Sex!
Sex?
Yeah!
You sure are direct.
Or it would... all... d
Or what?
Or it would take all...
Or it would take all day!
OK, yeah.
So we skip small talk and...
Bedroom or wheelchair?
Bedroom.
Bedroom? All right.
You're funny.
I know this one a little.
I'll lower it.
In the middle of the bed?
Yeah.
Sure you won't fall?
Nope!
You're OK?
Yeah.
Oh my God! How much do you weigh?
Oh yeah?
Yeah!
I like fee
Th smell good.
You like feet, they smell good?
Yeah.
Smells medium good Id say!
I like it.
I take it off?
Yeah.
Oh, you're ready!
Always!
Always ready!
Like a sc
What?
Like a scout.
Like a scout!
You're sexy.
I'm sexy?
Yeah.
Thank you.
You're sexy too.
And youre really tall.
Yeah.
May I?
Yeah.
Tall and big!
Penetra...
Penetration?
Yeah.
Now?
Yeah.
This position isn't working.
Come spoon
Spooning?
Yeah.
Like this?
On my way!
On your way?
Yeah!
Frederick?
Oops. Someone's there.
Next station: Plamondon
I'd like to dedicate this text
to the memory
of my dear friend,
colleague and activist,
Mariam.
Only we know of her death.
We will not find it
in the pages of the newspaper
we read on the subway
on our way to work,
since her death
will always be considered her fault.
Because she was a migrant,
because she was bipolar,
and her fault because she was a whore.
I met her at a gathering
for the protection of migrant sex workers.
Back then, I wore a mask, glasses,
and clothes that hid my tattoos
so I wouldn't be recognized.
She would chant slogans,
and the crowd would follow her.
Her voice still echoes in my chest
to this day.
Mariam was outraged,
she was in a hurry,
she didn't want to wait.
We've been waiting for too long.
I lost a sister.
One day, my sister did not come
to one of our meetings.
Then she missed
one of our planned actions.
And she stopped answering our calls.
She was no longer.
Mariam believed in us,
and I want to honour her.
And I want us to keep fighting.
She would have wanted me
to keep going,
all of us to keep going, together.
Are you OK?
(Marco) It's alright, you can come in.
You are ravishing, miss.
And what of you, young man.
Thank you.
I thought we could start it together.
Do I bring out the sushi too?
Yes, go ahead.
Ella isn't your real name?
What's your real name?
Come on, you can tell me.
I won't tell anyone.
To our romantic evening.
So?
Caro.
And should I call you Caro or Ella?
Ella.
Alright, Caro.
Franois!
Come!
Grant me this dance.
I can't stand up, Caro.
Come on, come on!
Yes, yes, yes!
Put your feet on mine.
You smell good.
It's soft.
Is there anything youd like?
I'd really like to pleasure you.
But, uh...
I don't know how.
I've never...
I'll explain.
I'm not like other men.
I, uh...
I... I don't want...
I can't...
with the penis.
I mean, I wouldn't be able to.
It's not a performance, Franois.
We'll go at your pace.
I've never seen a woman
as beautiful as you.
Hey!
Want to take a closer look?
You see there?
Franois?
Yes. Yes, yes, I... Yes, yes.
You can touch it.
Try to...
Lick your fingers,
then apply pressure on it
with the flat part of your fingers,
not just one.
Would you like to lick it?
You can move your fingers inside me.
Yes, like this!
And try to keep the same rhythm
with your tongue,
even if youre not going fast.
Yes, like that.
Oh yes, I like it...
A little more to the left
your tongue, a little more to the left.
Yeah, the same rhythm, like that.
I can't...
I can't keep going.
For a first time,
you were very impressive!
Ill start getting ready slowly.
It's been four hours.
Four hours isn't much in a lifetime.
Franois, no, I really need to go.
Would you like coffee? Tea?
That's nice of you, Franois, thank you,
but I have to get going.
Don't forget your present.
Oh, right.
Youll open it?
Of course.
Wow!
That's very kind of you.
Thank you.
I thought you could wear it next time.
Next time... Of course.
I'd be happy to.
Oh, I forgot about my donation.
Donation?
The payment.
Ah, that's what you call it.
That's not a donation, it's a fee.
Sorry?
Nothing.
No, no. Repeat what you just said.
Your fee.
It costs me the same
as three weeks of groceries
to pay you for one meeting, you know.
And you make me wait around for weeks
before we see each other again.
I understand,
but you're not the only one I see.
I have other clients.
And we already discussed
the price by email.
Isn't your family helping you with that?
I thought they had plenty of money
since they...
They don't know.
I won't demean myself by telling them.
All right.
My tip.
Just this time.
I like you.
A lot.
I had a great time, Franois.
Me too.
FRANOIS
54 YEARS OLD, HYDROCEPHALUS
1ST MEETING
CHARACTERISTICS PERSONALITY SUMMARY
2ND MEETING
AUGUST 7TH
SUMMARY
I DANCED FOR HIM, IT WAS A NICE MOMENT.
I OFFERED HIM THAT...
So you do charity now?
Why don't you start an NGO
while you're at it?
"Fuck the Disabled for Free!"
Don't start this again, Caro, please.
What is it now? You're Mother Teresa?
You try meeting them and doing what I do.
You'll see it's not that simple.
Look, I've had disabled clients.
I'm not interested in that.
You can have whatever clients you like,
but theyre not clients anymore
if you dont charge them properly.
There you go. He's not a client.
And you're a saint?
That's right.
Need me to wash glasses?
Yes, please.
The wine, Mado.
Yes!
I need a drink.
It's coming!
Thank you so much for being here!
Cheers!
Cheers, babe.
I'm starting to have a lot of requests.
I'm like a bridge that can lead them
elsewhere, or further.
And I'm organizing an inclusive
and accessible burlesque show
so that people with disabilities can come.
Where?
At the Wiggle Room.
And my line-up is nuts!
I'm getting Lulu les Belles Mirettes,
Minx Arcana and Foxxy Lexy Brown!
Wow, congrats!
Yeah, I'm so happy.
Would you be interested
in telling me more about it?
I really want
to write an article about you.
I dunno.
How about doing it anonymously?
OK yeah.
Yeah, it would be fine that way.
Oh really?
Why not use your real name?
Tell her how you take just the tip
but not the pay.
It's different with Franois. Let it go.
I once had a client I stopped charging
because I became too attracted to him.
Oh yeah?
We started seeing each other elsewhere,
doing things Id propose.
Never happened to me.
No?
So he became your boyfriend?
Oh no!
I quickly realized I liked him
better as a client than a lover.
Wise.
Agreed!
He started telling me that
I deserved better, that hed help me quit.
Jesus...
He was worse than my parents
once I told them.
Insufferable guy.
When my parents found out, it was funny.
They tried to find all the good reasons
behind why I'm doing this.
"You were such a good listener
since you were little."
Like I was a sex therapist or something...
I guess it's better to say that
than saying their daughters an escort.
Right!
But there's one girl here
who thinks she's a sex-hoe-logist.
Oh! Sorry, a therapist.
Fuck!
Through burlesque,
I express myself artistically
in front of an audience,
and project the image I want of myself.
And as an escort
with people with disabilities,
I use my body in intimate settings,
which allows me
to truly listen to the other person
and guide the experience.
So being in control drives you.
Looking at it this way, yeah,
but I feel a sense of freedom
using my body in this way.
Can you explain your process
when you meet with them?
It's the same as with my other clients.
There's no difference.
But if it's all the same,
why do you only see people
with disabilities and not the others?
I feel a sort of solidarity with them.
Mhm.
Dont write what Im about to say, but
I think it strengthens my ego.
You can put my real name in the article.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
Yes, Im sure.
You know what?
What?
You know what I'm wearing
under my clothes?
Of course you know.
It suits you.
The bottom suits me even better.
You move well.
Come see me dance.
I'm organizing a burlesque show
soon on Saint-Laurent street.
You have an erection.
Want me to try?
I don't know if I could.
Want me to try with my mouth?
Yes. Yes, I want.
Such a pro!
Leave me here.
I'm going to take a shower, Franois.
Stay a little longer.
Im not leaving right away.
Ill take a shower first.
I know I can make you cum again.
You probably can, but I'm getting up now.
Franois, no! Please.
No, it's over now.
I'm so happy with you.
No, Franois, no.
We'll do it again next time.
But it's a long wait until next time.
You're not showering?
No. I have to go now.
My donation, please.
I thought it wasn't like that with me.
I'm sorry, I should have
taken the money last time.
I don't know what I was thinking.
And I should have told you
that I'd take the money this time.
You dont like our time together?
You're not happy?
This is not a date!
Oh no? What is it?
Franois, you know.
I thought you liked our dates.
The wine, the good food, the presents.
After all, I'm just like
all your other clients.
You're not like all the others.
Everyone's different, but everyone pays.
It's an exchange, Franois.
What exchange?
Youre getting paid to receive pleasure.
Hello.
My name is Ella.
I am a sex worker.
I specialize in sexual assistance
for people with disabilities.
It will be my pleasure to meet you.
To do so,
Im sharing with you my framework.
If it suits you, I invite you
to contact me by phone or email.
Number one.
Our first encounter will be
a social meeting, meaning no sex,
to see if we connect
and to fully understand your needs.
Number two.
Your hygiene
and the cleanliness of the space.
Make sure to wash up before the meeting,
and the space reflects you,
so it should be clean as well.
Number three.
Penetrative sexual acts are not mandatory,
neither for you nor for me.
They will depend on our interactions,
on what you desire,
and what is possible
with your disability.
Number four.
I'm not a volunteer.
Therefore, I ask to be paid
according to my rates,
which you'll find on my Donation page.
Ive adjusted the prices
to include extra time
for setup and to adapt to your needs.
And number five.
In general,
there is a maximum number of meetings
to avoid attachment, on both sides,
as otherwise it could be
more harmful than pleasant.
Here we go!
I look forward to meeting you.
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It's pretty generous of you.
No.
I'm not sacrificing myself,
I'm not saving them.
Maybe I help some of them
spread their wings.
I feel useful and it pays the rent
in a way that suits me.
There are other ways to pay rent...
Shh, please!
How can we help make your work more
accessible to people with disabilities?
By decriminalizing sex work.
What's that got to do with it?
In Canada, clients
and third parties are criminalized,
so decriminalizing our work
would make access to our services
much simpler and safer
for our clients with disabilities.
We're not gonna decriminalize prostitution
all at once.
Maybe add an exception to the law
for disabled people, sure, but not for everyone.
In doing this, you're putting them, again,
in the "special" or "different" category.
Like, "Oh, they need
special accommodations
because they can't do it themselves."
OK, no, but we could have like a license
for... "special" sexual assistants
who work with disabled people.
A special whore?
That would mean we're claiming that my job
as an escort for people with disabilities
is more valuable
than the work of other escorts.
But it is! You make a difference,
you said it yourself!
I mean, the prostitution
of a 15-year-old girl
doesn't have a positive impact
on the world, quite the opposite!
But listen to her! She's not even talking
about exploited girls.
We're talking about everyone
who decides to do this job.
You don't think an autonomous adult
has the right to decide for themselves
how they want to earn money,
no matter what their work is?
I make my own schedule!
I choose my clients and my rates!
I guide my sessions!
Don't tell me I'm being exploited!
There are plenty of jobs
where you can do that!
When we told women they couldn't
make decisions for themselves,
like opening a bank account,
we find that ridiculous, right?
Well, it's the same for a whore!
We're not all exploited
and we don't all need help.
Good for you if you don't need to be saved, but
don't speak for those who are exploited.
But we're fighting for them too!
Its when we provide a better quality
of life to the most vulnerable ones
that it benefits everyone!
Being for sex workers' rights
does not mean supporting the trade,
traffic and exploitation of human beings.
Quite the opposite!
Decriminalizing
does not mean forced labour.
Forced labour is not sex work.
Forced labour is illegal,
regardless of the type of work.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Hello, ma'am.
I'm calling you because the article
published about you piqued our curiosity.
We would like to interview you
for an article about your process
with people with disab
Good morning, miss.
I follow you on Twitter and Instagram.
Yesterday, I saw your new video.
I have a disability
I'd like to ask if you take
You really think a disabled person
needs someone like you to have sex?!
We're not all retarded! We're able
to fuck chicks and get girlfriends
Hello! I saw this on social media.
I don't know if you also see women,
because I'm interested...
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(Caroline) Hello? Are you OK?
I've tried calling you five times.
That video of you in the classroom...
You're rocking it!
OK, call me back. Love you!
Well, it's the same for a whore!
My decisions are feminist,
as much as you are feminists.
But me, and the women
who want to do this job,
what do we need to be saved from?
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Now, do you want to see more boobs?
Yeah!
More butts?
Yeah!
More skin?
Shes a sex worker who works with
a clientele of people with disabilities.
Here's Elizabeth Mansouri.
Elizabeth, welcome to
Tout le monde en parle.
Thank you.
There's a video that made your popularity
blow up on social media.
Let's watch an excerpt. Manon.
If society stopped wasting its energy
trying to stop us from doing our job,
we could make sure the resources
are in the right place
so that we can all work safely!
First of all, what does this have to do
with disabled people?
I think it's important to value
and destigmatize
the sexuality of people with disabilities,
without telling them that it's different
from that of "normal" people.
And if they want to call on an escort,
well, they have as much a right
as anyone else.
OK, so it's normal to see an escort?
I think I need to talk to my wife
when I get home.
And you also think it's normal
to have intimate relations with strangers
in exchange for money?
I'll tell you what's not normal.
What's not normal is being told what
I should do and how I should to do it.
What's not normal is discriminating
against an entire part of society,
both sex workers
and people with disabilities.
Sex workers and people with disabilities
are on the same team.
The team of those
who are marginalized by society,
because people don't understand us,
or they just don't want to understand us!
So, ultimately, you want
to be part of society's team?
No.
I want society to be part of our team.