“A lot of people don’t see the preparation.”

Danny Stygion is the director of the 2025 documentary, Dominatrices. We discuss being a filmmaker, Sinical Magazine, being a professional BDSM photographer, One Last Trip, Bayou City Burlesque, working with Dita Von Teese, how lighting changes everything, and the power of nylons.

“Work with the resources you have.”

Danny Stygion is a full-time published photographer (Marquis, Skin Two, Hustler, Femme Rebelle, Retro Lovely, Goliath Books), magazine publisher, and filmmaker. He is the co-founder and editor of Sinical Magazine, established in November 2010. Sinical Magazine focuses on alternative culture and fetish fashion and has featured the world’s top alternative models such as Dita Von Teese, Masuimi Max, and Dani Divine. He has directed 10 short films, including a series of films on mental health issues for the University of Houston-Clear Lake. His first feature length film, The Goetia Diaries, was released in the Fall of 2022 and is now available on streaming platforms such as Tubi and Vudu. A full length documentary on Houston’s Burlesque scene called Bayou City Burlesque was released in 2024 and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. His 2nd full length narrative film, One Last Trip, was released in 2025 and is streaming on Amazon Prime. Dominatrices, a documentary about professional Dominatrices was released in 2025 and is now streaming on the platform, Relay.

LINKS: www.stygion.com

www.sinicalmagazine.com

www.subspacemag.com

www.pickrelay.com