Test
A creative, ambitious project that delivers, thanks in no small part to a director who knows about dance - and to a cast that can both dance and act.
Test
Set in the free-spirited San Francisco of 1985, TEST lovingly portrays this exciting and harrowing era as young Frankie (dancer Scott Marlowe in a breakout acting debut) confronts the challenges of being an understudy in a modern dance company where he’s taunted to “dance like a man!” Frankie embarks on a budding relationship with Todd (Matthew Risch of HBO’s “Looking”), a veteran dancer in the same company and the bad boy to Frankie’s young innocent. As Frankie and Todd’s friendship deepens, they navigate a world of risk — it’s the early years of the epidemic — but also a world of hope, humor, visual beauty and musical relief.
The captivating dance sequences were especially created for the film by acclaimed U.S. choreographer Sidra Bell, and the film’s vibrant soundtrack includes work by ‘80s icons Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat), Klaus Nomi, Romeo Void, Laurie Anderson, Martha and the Muffins, Cocteau Twins and Sylvester.
The captivating dance sequences were especially created for the film by acclaimed U.S. choreographer Sidra Bell, and the film’s vibrant soundtrack includes work by ‘80s icons Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat), Klaus Nomi, Romeo Void, Laurie Anderson, Martha and the Muffins, Cocteau Twins and Sylvester.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
89
Language
English
Director
Chris Mason Johnson
Cast
Scott Marlowe,
Matthew Risch,
Evan Boomer
FEATURED REVIEW
Clayton Dillard, Slant Magazine
From the moment we first see Frankie (Scott Marlowe) stretching on his bed, it's clear that Test, the second feature from writer-director Chris Mason Johnson, seeks to establish sensuality as its primary theme, with touch, movement, and intimacy comprising the bulk of such expression. Mason Johnson ...
Played at
NoHo 7 6.13.14 - 6.19.14
Lumiere Music Hall 12.02.19 - 12.02.19
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