In the pursuit of luxury, two aging Sugar Babies explore their skill sets in the unconventional gig market and find their personal and professional lives intertwined at the fate of a new app called Daddies Boi.
With Daddies Boi, we’ve created a series that dismantles the idea of modern sex work and brings it into the light as a nuanced dark comedy following the adventures of two aspiring artists, stuck somewhere between survival and inspiration, on a quest to save their soon-to-be bulldozed one bedroom apartment in Los Angeles. Striving for extravagance, Louie and Zoe explore their skill sets in the unconventional gig market of companionship services and become intertwined at the fate of a new app called Daddies Boi. At the heart of it all, it’s a story about friendship, the pursuit to thrive & the many paths one will take in order to get there.
Daddies Boi is loosely based on our real story: the real Louie and Zoe met in The Theatre School at DePaul University and have been inseparable since. One day, late on rent and low on ideas, the two unexpectedly tested the waters of companionship services at the behest of an old friend who had once tried it herself. What followed was a series of bizarre, tragic, hilarious, and deeply strange encounters, usually involving one of them posing as the others uber driver at the end of whatever date or excursion they found themselves on.
Sex work is often portrayed in a victimized light, but we believe it's time to tell a different story. With Daddies Boi we are embracing the grit and edge of this industry, but also showing the unconventional empowerment of it's protagonists as they dance their way through joy, humility deep friendship, and the roller coaster that it is to live a curious life in the modern age.
By sharing our lived experiences and shedding light on the nuanced realities of sex work, we hope to create a more compassionate and colorful understanding. And by honing in on the friendships that form between people working in these “gray areas”, we hope to highlight the support, understanding, and solidarity that can be found in community.
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