agrees. She's a filmmaker and trained actor who's in the process of becoming a certified intimacy coordinator. She recalls personal experiences that could have been improved with an intimacy coordinator on set."Oftentimes it'd be assumed that something as simple as a kiss was something I should say yes to," Amaya said.
While there are a lot of training programs, Amaya says it's not a requirement to be certified. But she says the training provides a good structure in understanding how to deconstruct consent and different power structures."An actor may get triggered by doing a scene, or the crew — scenes that are especially violent," Liroff said.
Since Hollywood sex abuse revelations ignited the #MeToo movement five years ago, demand for on-set "intimacy coordinators" has soared — but resistance, power imbalances, and a fear of saying "no" to sexual scenes are deeply rooted in show business, experts say.For one, as is the case for most people in the industry, they aren't working right now.to make intimacy coordinators mandatory on sets.