In their latest film, Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens advocate for an intimate relationship with Earth, blending environmental preservation with sensual pleasure.

Their film, Playing with Fire: An Ecosexual Emergency (2025), explores the 2020 Northern California fires through a lens of both tragedy and farce, turning heartache into humor to open pathways to understanding and hope.

Sprinkle and Stephens’s unique storytelling makes the documentary almost a joy to watch despite its disturbing subject matter. Their approach is humane and respectful, showing fire in all its glory — good and bad. They eventually come to terms with fire, symbolizing respect for Earth as a lover and eroticizing it.

Their work demonstrates that even calamities can be transformed into opportunities for connection and celebration, urging us to see the world through new eyes and hearts.