For those of you that have missed the premiere of Jessica Yatrofsky’s film East Village Boys of Spring at the Pussy Faggot happy hour we hosted last week, and for all of you that have been emailing us to see it online, here it is. And check out Jessica’s other work at transgressica.com and at iheartboy.com. Enjoy!

I always get excited when spring arrives. There is nothing more inspiring than an excuse to take your clothes off… My desire in making this film was to reveal the beauty and sensitivity of young men in relationship to the freedom one feels when a new season begins. I believe in the freedom of male nudity and see my work as a celebration of these ideas.

This week’s East Village Boy of the Week is Scott, from New York
Photographed for EVB by J. Yatrofsky

When I met Scott I fell in love instantly. We spent months vollying text messages back and forth until we finally met up for the shoot. Most of the shoot consisted of laughter and digging through his underwear collection. Getting to know someone is a very important part of the photographing process for me. Underwear is equally as important. I took countless Polaroid’s of him, and many rolls of film! Scott is quit possibly the cutest boy I know. -J. Yatrofsky

You can see more images of him at Jessica’s other site, iheartboy.

This week’s East Village Boy of the Week is Artem, from New York (via Russia)
Photographed for EVB by J. Yatrofsky

I only shot some test pics of Artem the first time I met him. He was alluringly beautiful so I asked him back for a second shoot. I wanted to see how far he would go and how much he would trust me. Photographing a person is a collaborative process for me - I have to work with what they give me. Lately I’ve been doing this in my apartment. Being in someone’s home gives a sense of comfort to a subject and they then give more to the shoot. Plus it’s always fun to get a stranger in your bed. -J. Yatrofsky

Jessica is casting a male lead for her independent feature film that she shooting this fall. If you’d like to be in it, (and why wouldn’t you!) email a head shot and a body shot to editor@eastvillageboys.com and we’ll pass them along to her.