San Francisco, 1985. Two opposites attract at a modern dance company. Together, their courage and resilience are tested as they navigate a world full of risks and promise, against the backdrop of a disease no one seems to know anything about.
Acting
Marlowe and Risch move like they're actually falling in love.
Direction
Johnson lets silence scream what dialogue can't touch.
Practical Effects
Real dancers, real rehearsal rooms, 1985 captured in amber.
Director
Chris Mason Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Scott Marlowe was a professional dancer with zero acting experience; his rawness is the performance.
The blood test itself—central to the plot—wasn't widely available until 1985, making the film's title a timestamp of dread and possibility.
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