Tom Joslin
Nacimiento : 1946-11-29, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Muerte : 1993-07-01
Historia
Joslin was born in Melrose, Mass. in 1946 and spent his youth in Lynnfield and Cumberland. He earned his B.A at the University of New Hampshire in 1972, and his MFA four years later from the Rhode Island School of Design. In addition to his filmmaking, he taught at Hampshire College and at the University of Southern California. Joslin began making short films in 8mm, at the age of 14. His work included Blackstar: Autobiography of a Close Friend (1976), a film about coming out and growing up as a gay filmmaker, and Architecture of Mountains (1979), a dream-based experimental film. In 1981, he chose to leave academia to try to make it as a writer/director in Hollywood. He teamed with Selise E. Eiseman forming the Primary Colors Company while working as an uncredited casting assistant for Zoetrope Studios. When Joslin and his long-time lover Mark Massi were both diagnosed with AIDS, he decided to shoot a video diary: Silverlake Life: The View From Here (co-directed by Peter Friedman, 1993). He died on July 1, 1990, in Los Angeles.
An extraordinary video diary about living with AIDS documenting, with guts and humor, the love and dedication of longtime companions Tom Joslin and Mark Massi, from the emotional challenge of living with a fatal illness to the frustration of maintaining daily routines,.
Director
An extraordinary video diary about living with AIDS documenting, with guts and humor, the love and dedication of longtime companions Tom Joslin and Mark Massi, from the emotional challenge of living with a fatal illness to the frustration of maintaining daily routines,.
Casting Assistant
Milagro es un pequeño pueblo de Nuevo Mexico, donde los campesinos viven al borde de la miseria por culpa de la sequía. Sin embargo, cuando un poderoso grupo financiero decide construir allí un lujoso centro de recreo, parece que la situación podría cambiar. El problema es que José Mondragón, para obstaculizar el proyecto, empieza a plantar en sus tierras judías que riega con agua que no le pertenece.
Production Assistant
Alba is a mystic who lives in an underground apartment. A plumber named Carlos is visiting her when a disaster causes the building to collapse, trapping both of them.
Director
Un extracto no utilizado para Blackstar: Autobiography Of A Close Friend. No se conoce la existencia de ninguna copia sonora.
Un extracto no utilizado para Blackstar: Autobiography Of A Close Friend. No se conoce la existencia de ninguna copia sonora.
Camera Supervisor
In this experimental, self-ethnographic documentary, Tom Joslin blends breathtaking, moving snapshots from the natural world, filmic cultural touchstones, and cutting (pseudo) cinéma vérité to dissect and reassemble his gay identity despite constant warnings to stay in the closet. Blackstar sees Joslin and partner Mark Massi fleshing out their enduring commitment and obvious love for one another amidst the insecurity that a self-conscious documentary lens instills. As interviews with Joslin’s mother, father, and brothers attempt to break down the legitimacy of Joslin and Massi’s romance, the pair use everything at their disposal, including inspiration from gay revolutionaries and painfully honest conversations, to hold up their “abnormality” as a point of pride rather than shame. – Shayna Warner
Editor
In this experimental, self-ethnographic documentary, Tom Joslin blends breathtaking, moving snapshots from the natural world, filmic cultural touchstones, and cutting (pseudo) cinéma vérité to dissect and reassemble his gay identity despite constant warnings to stay in the closet. Blackstar sees Joslin and partner Mark Massi fleshing out their enduring commitment and obvious love for one another amidst the insecurity that a self-conscious documentary lens instills. As interviews with Joslin’s mother, father, and brothers attempt to break down the legitimacy of Joslin and Massi’s romance, the pair use everything at their disposal, including inspiration from gay revolutionaries and painfully honest conversations, to hold up their “abnormality” as a point of pride rather than shame. – Shayna Warner
In this experimental, self-ethnographic documentary, Tom Joslin blends breathtaking, moving snapshots from the natural world, filmic cultural touchstones, and cutting (pseudo) cinéma vérité to dissect and reassemble his gay identity despite constant warnings to stay in the closet. Blackstar sees Joslin and partner Mark Massi fleshing out their enduring commitment and obvious love for one another amidst the insecurity that a self-conscious documentary lens instills. As interviews with Joslin’s mother, father, and brothers attempt to break down the legitimacy of Joslin and Massi’s romance, the pair use everything at their disposal, including inspiration from gay revolutionaries and painfully honest conversations, to hold up their “abnormality” as a point of pride rather than shame. – Shayna Warner
Director
In this experimental, self-ethnographic documentary, Tom Joslin blends breathtaking, moving snapshots from the natural world, filmic cultural touchstones, and cutting (pseudo) cinéma vérité to dissect and reassemble his gay identity despite constant warnings to stay in the closet. Blackstar sees Joslin and partner Mark Massi fleshing out their enduring commitment and obvious love for one another amidst the insecurity that a self-conscious documentary lens instills. As interviews with Joslin’s mother, father, and brothers attempt to break down the legitimacy of Joslin and Massi’s romance, the pair use everything at their disposal, including inspiration from gay revolutionaries and painfully honest conversations, to hold up their “abnormality” as a point of pride rather than shame. – Shayna Warner
Camera Supervisor
Mientras estaba en Hampshire, Joslin trabajó en una película inspirada en el libro de José Argüelles, The Transformative Vision: Reflexiones sobre la naturaleza y la historia de la expresión humana. Todos los materiales originales, que Joslin llamó Architecture Of Mountains, acabaron en manos de uno de sus antiguos alumnos de Hampshire, Ken Levin.
Mientras estaba en Hampshire, Joslin trabajó en una película inspirada en el libro de José Argüelles, The Transformative Vision: Reflexiones sobre la naturaleza y la historia de la expresión humana. Todos los materiales originales, que Joslin llamó Architecture Of Mountains, acabaron en manos de uno de sus antiguos alumnos de Hampshire, Ken Levin.
Director
Mientras estaba en Hampshire, Joslin trabajó en una película inspirada en el libro de José Argüelles, The Transformative Vision: Reflexiones sobre la naturaleza y la historia de la expresión humana. Todos los materiales originales, que Joslin llamó Architecture Of Mountains, acabaron en manos de uno de sus antiguos alumnos de Hampshire, Ken Levin.
