Set in the free-spirited San Francisco of 1985, writer-director Chris Mason Johnson’s TEST lovingly portrays this exciting and harrowing era as Frankie (dancer Scott Marlowe) confronts the challenges of being an understudy in a modern dance company where he’s taunted to “dance like a man!” Frankie embarks on a relationship with hunky Todd (Matthew Risch, HBO’s “Looking”), a veteran dancer in the same company and the bad boy to Frankie’s innocent.

As Frankie and Todd’s friendship deepens, they navigate a world of risk — it’s the early years of the AIDS epidemic — but also a world of hope, humor, visual beauty and musical relief. The dance sequences were choreographed by acclaimed U.S. choreographer Sidra Bell, and the film’s soundtrack includes ‘80s icons like Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat), Klaus Nomi, Romeo Void, Laurie Anderson, Martha & the Muffins, Cocteau Twins, and Sylvester.

Rotten Tomatoes Certified FRESH – 88%

New York Times Critics’ Pick

“This is a creative, ambitious project that delivers, thanks in no small part to a director who knows about dance - and to a cast that can both dance and act.” – San Francisco Chronicle

“Capture[s] the realities and rhythms of gay urban life without succumbing to the cliches that tend to plague queer cinema.” – Thompson on Hollywood

“A film of rare electricity and intelligence….If there was ever a contemporary film that illuminates why queer cinema still matters, this is it.” – Film Comment

Test
NR – 89 min – Drama – Get tickets online
Fri, June 20: 7:15 p.m.
Sat, June 21: 7:15
Sun, June 22: 5:30
Mon, June 23: 7:30
Tues, June 24: 10:00
Wed, June 25: 10:00
Thurs, June 26: 8:00