''Test'' is a 2013 American
drama film written and directed by Chris Mason Johnson. The film was screened in the Panorama section of the
64th Berlin International Film Festival
The 64th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 February 2014. Wes Anderson's film ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' opened the festival. British film director Ken Loach was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The Golden ...
.
The film is set in
San Francisco in 1985, shortly after the launch of the first effective
HIV test,
["'Test', Chris Mason Johnson's Dance Film, Tackles HIV/AIDS"]
''Huffington Post
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'', May 16, 2013. and depicts the effects of the
HIV/AIDS crisis on a professional
dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
company based in the city.
[
The film won two Jury Awards, for Best American Dramatic Feature Film and Best Screenwriting, at the 2013 Outfest in Los Angeles."Outfest Los Angeles: Chris Mason Johnson, ‘Test’ Claim Jury Prizes"]
'' The Wrap'', July 21, 2013.
Cast
* Kevin Clarke as Bill
*
Kristoffer Cusick as Walt
* Scott Marlowe as Frankie
* Matthew Risch as Todd
* Damon K. Sperber as Dr. Corbett
References
External links
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2013 films
2013 drama films
2013 LGBT-related films
American drama films
American LGBT-related films
LGBT-related drama films
HIV/AIDS in American films
Gay-related films
Variance Films films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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