For those who remember the era of mail-order catalogs and VHS tapes, this series (along with the Video Pirates line) was essentially the gold standard for high-production-value fetish content. While the industry has moved almost entirely to internet clips and custom videos, I feel like the narrative ambition of ZFX’s work is often overlooked today.
What set "South of the Border" apart wasn't just the bondage, but the context. In an era where a lot of content was purely "tie and photograph," ZFX (and specifically the performance of Lisa Kinkaid) brought a psychological element to the screen. zfx south of the border