In 1963 Jack Smith made his masterpiece, Flaming Creatures, a film which was shot on a bright day on outdated celluloid, resulting in a finished product that appears bleached out. The film pictures various transgressive sexual acts and reaches its climax with a transvestite orgy and simultaneous earthquake. The sexuality of the film is emphasized with the exotic attire of the protagonists and the erotic flashes of genitals and flesh which serve to confuse the viewer, seducing them into a state in which gender becomes meaningless in the face of a playful sexuality.