To understand , one must first understand the engine behind it. XConfessions is the brainchild of acclaimed filmmaker Erika Lust. Launched as an interactive project, it invites anonymous individuals from around the globe to submit their sexual confessions. These raw, often poetic, sometimes awkward real-life desires are then transformed into short films.

: Launched around 2013–2014, the project allows users to submit anonymous confessions on a dedicated website. Erika Lust (and sometimes guest directors) selects monthly favorites to adapt into explicit short films. Volume Collections : The films are often bundled into "Volumes," such as XConfessions Vol. 1 XConfessions Vol. 10

Unlike traditional adult content, XConfessions is built entirely on anonymous sexual fantasies submitted by the public. Each month, Lust selects two of these user-submitted "confessions" and adapts them into high-quality, cinematic short films. These shorts are then compiled into volumes—such as