TEST
USA / 2014 / 89 min
Technical Details :
Scott Marlowe, Matthew Risch, Kristoffer Cusick, Rory Hohenstein, Damon Sperber, James Sofranko
Serious Productions
Ceiri Torjussen
English
Festivals & Awards :
Seattle International Film Festival : World Premiere
Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Outfest Los Angeles
Inside Out: Toronto LGBT Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Berlinale IFF – Official Selection Panorama
The New York LGBT Film
Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival Sep
Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Eau Queer Film Festival
Polari Film Festival (Austin)
Out on Film: Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Oct
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Oct
Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Brattleboro Film Festival
Rehoboth Beach Film Festival
Chicago Reeling
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Toronto LGBT Film and Video
Palm Springs International
Berlin International Film Festival
Queer Screen Sydney
Ifistanbul Film Festival Turkey
Guadalajara Film Festival
Roze Filmdagen
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Brisbane Queer Film Festival
Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival
Boston LGBT Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
Singapore Love and Pride Film Festival
Gay Charlotte Film Fest
Prishtina International Film Festival
Zagreb Festival of Tolerance
Out Takes New Zealand
Fairy Tales Presentation Society
TLVFest: Tel Aviv GLBT Film Festival
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
AWARDS:
Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival – Winner: Emerging Filmmaker Award
Outfest Los Angeles – Winner : 2 Grand Jury Prizes: Outstanding Screenwriting & Outstanding U.S. Dramatic Feature
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Synopsis :
Frankie is the newest member of San Francisco’s most exciting contemporary dance company. It is 1985 and the AIDS epidemic is spreading. Mocked by the other male dancers, he stands on the sidelines. Todd, a veteran dancer in the company becomes Frankie’s friend. When one of the male dancers is injured Frankie must perform in his place. It is the classic test of skill and character. Outside of work, Frankie and Todd’s friendship deepens – Todd’s wild persona turns out to be something of an act and Frankie is less naive than he seems – and they each face a different kind of test: the newly-named disease is spreading fast and no one seems to know anything about it, except who it targets. Together the friends navigate a world full of risk that is also, now and then, full of promise.
