San Francisco, 1985. Many will recall this time as a pivotal point in the history of the AIDS epidemic, with the introduction of a new blood test for HIV.
It was also a time of a major cultural shift in San Francisco among the gay communities, and in society at large. At the time, people were all too aware of the disease that so many were dying from, but how to deal with it was still a mystery, and it was open-hunting season on the gay lifestyle.
The film Test reveals these major shifts through the lives of a few men in a remarkable dance company.
Frankie (Scott Marlowe) is an intense young dancer, learning a new routine from a difficult choreographer and jostling for respect in the company of dancers. He clashes particularly with Todd (the darkly handsome Matthew Risch), a relationship whose journey forms the arc of the story.
What makes a great love story? It comes from the shared experiences we all have in the agony and ecstasy of our passions, expressed through an art form that transcends time and personal traits. Even better, it's set against the backdrop of historical changes in which the protagonists are...