It’s often said that what people do between the sheets—or elsewhere—is their business, provided nobody gets hurt. 

For the latest in our series Fetish Untied, directors Mamady Condé and Ryan Hope present a challenging portrait of an activity that by definition is dangerous: erotic asphyxiation or ‘breath control play’, the act of striving for sexual gratification from suffocation.

Unlike S&M, which attracts a community where safety and communication are its core values, the solitary nature of auto-erotic asphyxiation means there is a very real potential for fatality. So really, don't try this at home.