Some content is truly gone — deleted Vimeo links, expired Patreon posts, unarchived Instagram Lives. Not every interview is meant to be found.
The Women by Julian series was known for stripping away the glossy veneer of adult performers, focusing instead on their psychology, ambitions, and daily realities. In the 2017 sit-down, Bree Daniels discussed:
The interview’s tone was notably raw. When asked about longevity in the industry, Daniels replied: “I don’t want to be doing this same thing at 35 unless I own every part of it.”
By 2021, Bree Daniels (born 1989, Vancouver) had already transitioned from high-profile adult film work (starting around 2011) into a multi-hyphenate: director, writer, and public speaker. She famously retired from performing in 2016 but returned selectively to direct and advocate for performer rights. womenbyjuliann 17 10 16 bree daniels interview 2021
Key 2021 positions:
In 2021, she was promoting her short film “The Object” (not an adult film) and a Substack newsletter called “Undressed Thoughts.”
If “Juliann” is a real person:
Juliann: “Your work is made by women, for a mixed audience. Why do you resist calling yourself a ‘feminist icon’?”
Bree Daniels: “Because icons are static. I’m still figuring out if selling fantasy is liberation or just well-paid alienation. ‘WomenbyJuliann’ — that name suggests women as the subject and object. I like that tension.”
This article will assume:
The womenbyjuliann interview — even in its lost or fragmented form — captures three major 2021 turning points:
| Theme | 2021 Significance |
|-------|------------------|
| Platformization of sex work | OnlyFans’ August 2021 banking crisis pushed adult creators to decentralized platforms. |
| Anti-“choice feminism” | Bree aligns with third-wave radical feminists who critique choice without material analysis. |
| Archival ethics | Who controls old nudes/interviews? The date 17 10 16 shows how past content haunts present identity. |
Juliann’s decision to re-release or annotate a 2017 interview in 2021 suggests an archival turn: we must revisit old conversations to see how little has changed. Some content is truly gone — deleted Vimeo