An intimacy coordinator is an advocate, a liaison between actors and production, and a movement coach and choreographer regarding nudity, simulated sex, and other intimate and hyper-exposed scenes.
Similar to having a stunt coordinator on set to oversee performance and safety with physical stunt work, an intimacy coordinator supports the director's creative vision while ensuring the safety of all those involved is priority number one.
In the past years as Intimacy Coordination has risen in prominence, the advocacy side of the job has gotten a lot of press. And, while the role is certainly a safety position, ICs are also important members of the creative team, and can be excellent dramaturgical resources.
We believe that intimacy in all its forms is a crucial part of the human condition, and thus, of our storytelling. A good IC should never be there to sanitize, punish, or take away from intimate scenes, but rather elevate the physical storytelling elements, and ensure everyone feels great doing it.