“The Artist and the Pervert” tackles the complexities of Georg Friedrich Haas’ dominant-submissive marriage.

Austrian composer Georg Friedrich Haas and his wife Mollena Williams-Haas are the subjects of a new documentary exploring their self-described ‘kinky’ relationship. Titled The Artist and the Pervert, the film follows the couple in their day to day lives, taking a close look at their unconventional lifestyle and how it informs the other’s work. Although filming has been finished, the directors are currently crowdfunding to get their documentary past the post-production stage.

The German filmmakers, René Gebhardt and Beatrice Behn, were first made aware of the couple through a New York Times article detailing their “dominant-submissive power dynamic”. In it, the couple are described as first speaking in December 2013 via the dating platform OkCupid, later marrying in 2015. Aside from being a prolific and wide-ranging composer, Haas occupies a teaching position at Columbia University, while his wife Mollena is a writer and sex educator who specialises in kink education.

In an interview with Fembotmag, Beatrice Behn spoke about the range of political and social issues raised by The Artist and the Pervert. “First of all Mollena and Georg are an...