Archive of films 1985 / 1985
USA
2016, 9 min
Section:
Made in Texas: Tribute to Austin Film Society
Year: 2018
This beautiful Dallas-made short depicts a moment of humanity shared between a disease-stricken young man and a door-to-door makeup saleswoman. His feature version of 1985, which was elaborated from the short, premiered at SXSW 2018.
Synopsis
Malaysian-born and Texas-based, Yen Tan worked in end-of-life planning with AIDS patients right after finishing college in the 1990s and was inspired to continue his path as a queer filmmaker by observing his clients’ resiliency. In this beautiful Dallas-made short, he depicts a moment of humanity shared between a disease-stricken young man and a door-to-door makeup saleswoman. His feature version of 1985, which was elaborated from the short, premiered at SXSW 2018.
Holly Herrick
About the director
Yen Tan (1975, Malaysia). Filmography: Love Stories (2001, short), Happy Birthday (2002), Deadroom (2005), Ciao (2008), Coda (2008, short), Wanted (2011, short), Pit Stop (2013), Until We Could (2014, short), The Outfit (2015, short), 1985 (2016, short), 1985 (2018)
Contacts
May 68' Productions
5922 Victor Street, Unit 3, TX 75214, Dallas
United States of America
Tel: +1 214-457-6274
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | Made in Texas: Tribute to Austin Film Society |
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Director: | Yen Tan |
Screenplay: | Yen Tan |
Dir. of Photography: | HutcH |
Music: | Curtis Heath |
Editor: | Jen Mackenzie |
Art Director: | Judd Myers |
Producer: | HutcH, Kelly Snowden |
Production: | May 68’ Productions |
Coproduction: | Constant Cinema, Dreamfly, Trumpett Productions |
Cast: | Robert Sella, Lindsay Pulsipher |
Contact: | May 68' Productions |