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Directed by Yen Tan
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
Runtime: 85 min
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.