'Kelly Shibari Is Overloaded' Garners AVN Nominations

LOS ANGELES — Kelly Shibari’s freshman offering, Kelly Shibari is Overloaded, has garnered 2 nominations for adult industry’s highest honor, the 2013 AVN Awards held January 19 in Las Vegas, for the Asian BBW performer and her distributors, Monarchy and Exile. The DVD combines an all-fan blowbang/bukkake based on the Japanese victory in the Women's World Cup last summer with additional group scenes for the busty Japanese-American performer. The resulting DVD, Kelly Shibari is Overloaded, contains a number of firsts on camera forShibari, including anal and double-vag creampies, in addition to it being her first fan event. The title has been nominated for both Best Overall Marketing Campaign (Individual Project) and Best Specialty Release (Other Genre). According to the AVN Awards website, “A committee of 10 AVN critics spent close to a month and a half compiling nominations in over 130 categories recognizing companies, talent, technicians and creative professionals across the spectrum of the adult entertainment industry. Celebrating its 30th year, the AVN Awards show is the adult industry’s biggest night; with a stylish red carpet pre-show and lavish star-studded ceremony, AVN celebrates outstanding achievements in the world of adult entertainment.” “I’m so thrilled that the very best of the industry’s professionals have decided to give my film a nod,” said Shibari. “Kelly Shibari is Overloaded has become my ‘love song’ to my fans, quite literally, and I’m extremely humbled that it has gotten this sort of recognition.” “Kelly Shibari Is Overloaded is in a class all by itself,” said Exile Distribution’s Howard Levine. “She is a pioneer in the BBW category. This is a must-have for every store; customers love Kelly, and the orders and reorders are proof of that.” Industry review site XCritic has publicly already given the DVD 4 stars, and has called the title “a groundbreaking film for the BBW genre and … proud to give a Highly Recommended rating to.” The complete review is availablehere. Other review sites have followed suit, lauding the title as “feminist bukkake” and “libertarian”. “Kelly Shibari is Overloaded has exceeded all expectations and is one of the top sellers our company has ever put out,” said Monarchy Distribution’sMike Kulich. “Kelly appeals to everyone – whether it be couples, single men, or single women, there is no market that Kelly hasn’t tapped.” Presented in a reality-TV style, the DVD features the blowbang event, as well as three hardcore scenes, interviews, a cumshot recap, a photo gallery and additional behind-the-scenes footage, and has a runtime of 2 hours and 28 minutes. For order inquiries, please contact Howard Levine at Exile Distribution at 818-576-9464 or email howard@exiledist.com.