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BIOGRAPHY
In 1981, Tom Joslin and Mark Massi moved to Los Angeles. When both were diagnosed with HIV, Tom decided to film their experiences and include them in a new film. Initially conceived as a broad reflection on the historical and cultural factors of the pandemic, on the shadows of Hollywood cast in the Silver Lake neighbourhood, the film was completed by his entourage posthumously. This first retrospective of Tom Joslin in our country seeks to vindicate the work of a pioneering filmmaker, whose filmography raises questions about the past of LGTBIQ+ representation, shared authorship in autobiographical cinema or the historical immediacy of the video diary in times of pandemic. At the same time, this film series is part of a broader work of archive recovery and preservation of his work, an ongoing project initiated by the filmmaker Miguel Rodríguez and which has involved the collaboration of artists such as Gus Van Sant, Peter Friedman, Elaine Mayes and David Macaulay, who knew the filmmaker first-hand.
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Critical text
In this video diary, Tom Joslin and Mark Massi show the experiences of their last year together during the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The footage shows the couple's efforts, between trips to the grocery store, family visits and numerous doctor's appointments, to survive and complete the film. Co-directed with Peter Friedman, the film was broadcast on PBS and won awards at festivals such as Sundance and the Berlinale.
Silverlake Life offers a response to early media representations of AIDS and a counter-image of HIV-positive bodies and affect. As critic Jonathan Rosenbaum noted about the film, paradoxically, but vitally, the act of filming becomes not merely an act of witnessing, but an anchoring of meaning. MIGUEL RODRÍGUEZ
Technical Sheet
Director:
Tom Joslin, Peter Friedman
Intérpretes:
Tom Joslin, Mark Massi, Peter Friedman, Judy Linn, Elaine Mayes, Bo Huston, Charles Joslin, Mary Joslin, Whitey Joslin, Sue Joslin, Dino Koutsolioutsos, JP Christy, Matrisha Person, Sharon Tanenbaum, Liane Bonin
Camera
Tom Joslin, Mark Massi, Peter Friedman, Elaine Mayes
Editor:
Peter Friedman
Sound:
Matthew Fassberg
Music:
Lucia Hwong
11 – 16JUNIO 2023
11 – 16 JUNIO 2024