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Directed by
Yen Tan
Produced by Hutch and Ash Christian
Screenplay by Yen Tan Story by Yen Tan and Hutch
Produced by Hutch and Ash Christian
Screenplay by Yen Tan Story by Yen Tan and Hutch
With:
Cory Michael Smith, Michael Chiklis, Virginia Madsen, Jamie Chung, and Aidan Langford
Cinematography:
Hutch
Editing: Yen Tan and Hutch
Music: Curtis Heath
Editing: Yen Tan and Hutch
Music: Curtis Heath
Runtime:
85 min
Release Date: 14 December 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Color: Black and White
Release Date: 14 December 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Color: Black and White
Twitter Capsule:
Beautifully understated film about a closeted gay man returning to his conservative family for Christmas in the year before HIV was officially classified. Tan and his pitch-perfect cast brilliantly capture the historical context and "felt sense" of life during this time, though the B&W, long-take photography fails to recreate the essence of an indie-movie from the era.
Beautifully understated film about a closeted gay man returning to his conservative family for Christmas in the year before HIV was officially classified. Tan and his pitch-perfect cast brilliantly capture the historical context and "felt sense" of life during this time, though the B&W, long-take photography fails to recreate the essence of an indie-movie from the era.