An insightful and often surprising documentary chronicling the professional and personal lives of adult film stars.

Why does a woman decide to become an adult star? Better yet, what makes her stay? Culled from over a year’s worth of footage, 9 to 5: Days in Porn delves deeply into the professional and family lives of performers working in adult entertainment. Through intimate interviews and candid at-home and on-set footage of some of the adult world’s biggest stars and behind-the-scenes players including director husband Otto Bauer and actress Audrey Hollander; the talkative and somewhat sleazy agent to the stars Mark Spiegler; veteran producer John Stagliano; crossover stars Sasha Grey, Roxy Deville and Belladonna; and former porn actress turned industry watchdog Sharon Mitchell. What we don’t see are strung out losers seeking a fast buck but rather working professionals who seem to know the perks and the danger of their chosen industry and are not afraid to expose both their bodies and personal lives to the camera. -- Jesse Short