In it, tom joslin, a film professor, takes his camera and turns it on himself and his lover, mark massi, both have been diagnosed with hiv, which eventually leads to full blown aids. A wonderful, underappreciated documentary about the lives of two homosexual men with aids. The view from here 1h 39min documentary january 1993 usa a documentary about two gay men as they live through their last months of life with aids. The view from here was started by filmmaker and film teacher tom joslin to document his and his lovers battles with aids. The view from here en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. The view from here, directed by tom joslin and peter. Silverlake life, the view from here, is an absolutely stunning movie about aids as well as about a gay love relationship. Finally, the collection includes aids education and safesex videos, the new york city local access cable television series aids community television 19931994, act up live 19941996, gmhcs living with aids 19851996, and the video compilations shown at. Film comment selects 2018 the current the criterion. The view from herebold aids documentary june 21, 2007 by emanuellevy sundance film festival 1993 silverlake life, the new documentary about aids, is one of a kind.
The viewcourageous, shattering, stirringremains the same. The result is a glory of documentarymaking and an important addition to the defiant stockpile of aidsinspired art being created in these modern plague years. The view from here 1993 both having been diagnosed with aids, ucla film teacher tom joslin and his partner, mark massi, resolve to. The view from here tells the story of josslin and his partner mark massi, who have both been diagnosed with aids, as they navigate the final months of josslins life. Shot with a handheld video camera, the film documents the final months of a relationship between two gay men tom joslin november 29, 1946 july 1, 1990 and his partner, mark massi july 21, 1948 august 6, 1991 as they.
The view from here, tom joslin and his companion, mark massi, who both had aids, videotaped themselves living with aids and eventually dying. The silver in silver lake is not because of the waters color, but named for a local politician who helped create the reservoir. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Tom joslin was born on november 29, 1946 as thomas hancock joslin. The view from here, directed by tom joslin and peter friedman, screening february 25, 2018, walter reade theater, 165 west sixtyfifth street, new york city. Silverlake life is about a couple, and one of the guys is filming his boyfriend, who is ill and dying. I really dont know what can be done about that resistance except to fight. Filmmaker tom joslin began to shoot the camcorder diary when he and his partner, mark massi, were diagnosed with hiv. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to silverlake life. Then, in 1993, i was on the sundance documentary jury and we screened.
The view from here posted may 1, 1993 a video diary transferred to film, started by the late documentary filmmaker tom joslin after he and his lover of 22 years, mark massi, were diagnosed hivpositive, and completed by joslins friend and former student peter friedman, with joslins consent, after joslins death. The view from here 1993, the poignant journal tom joslin made of his life, and death, which a former student and friend completed after both joslin and his partner died of aids. In it, tom joslin, a film professor, takes his camera and turns it. Jul 20, 2017 queer porto 3 this is me program director. The sundance film festival grand jury prize and freedom of expression award. The film documents, with guts and humor, the love and dedication of longtime companions tom joslin and mark massi.
Overall, silverlake life the view from here is a musthave for anyone in the lgbtq community. The view from here 1993 both having been diagnosed with aids, ucla film teacher tom joslin and his partner, mark massi, resolve to document the most intimate details of their. In the end, one of toms former students, peter friedman, completed the film. The continuing political significance of silverlake life is brought into clearer focus. Silverlake life was called the most honest depiction of aids on screen and won the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. The view from here, a raw, unflinching video diary of two gay men, tom joslin and mark massi, lovers for more than two decades, who are both dying of aids. The new york public library humanities and social sciences. Some images are indeed really hard to take, especially when one is gay or fears about aids, and probably for any sensitive person watching it. 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. Shot with a handheld video camera, the film documents the final months of a relationship between two gay men tom joslin november 29, 1946 july 1. It plays out like a prettier, sexier guy maddin film. The film won the grand jury prize at the 1993 sundance film festival. He was the son of charles sumner joslin and mary hall kimball joslin.
The view from here 1993 toutes les infos sur le film complet silverlake life. The view from here for his mentor joslin, who passed away during the course of filming. The view from here 1993 01011993 us 1h 39m user score. The view from here is a 1993 documentary film by director peter friedman not the actor of the same name and tom joslin. This is the finest film ever made to deal with the subject of aids. Tom joslin, peter friedman usa, 1993, 99 documentary a video diary of life with aids.
In their harrowing documentary film, silverlake life. Silverlake life is a project born of desperate times. It was an irritating but not uncommon sight at the 1993 sundance film festival. Fake death is ok in the movies, says filmmaker peter friedman. Youve never once been steered wrong by the guys at silverlake wine. The view from here pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from. Joslin evidently wanted the viewer to be fully confronted with the way a life ends as a result of aids, and. I believe silverlake life was completed in 1993, but the actual filming takes place years before.
Told with guts and humor by longtime lovers tom joslin and mark massi, this documentary celebrates the power of love in the face of a devastating illness. Granted, works like an early frost and the living end dont offer much competition, but silverlake life is stunning by any standard moving, witty, and emotionally nuanced. Premiering at the sundance film festival that january, the documentary, directed by joslin and peter friedmanwho completed the project after. I didnt want to make the same thing because you cant do more than this film, because it was real and. Thomas hancock tom joslin 19461990 find a grave memorial. An extraordinary video diary about living with aids documenting, with guts and. Its quite possible that this is the view out your window. Its obviously a shotgun marriage of sorts to juxtapose dave with silverlake life.
Another friend of tom joslin and mark massi, elaine mayes recorded footage of marks decline after toms death, which is where the original version ends. Shot with a handheld video camera, the film documents the final months of a relationship between two gay men tom joslin november 29, 1946 july 1, 1990 and his partner, mark massi july 21, 1948 august 6, 1991 as they both struggle to deal. The view from here is the extraordinary video diary of living with aids. We hear markthe unwavering caregiver who is also in declinein tears. The view from here 1993 is documentary filmmaker tom joslins story of his own death from aids, and of the spiraling decline of his partner, mark massi, who later died of. A video diary transferred to film, started by the late documentary filmmaker tom joslin after he and his lover of 22 years, mark massi, were diagnosed hivpositive, and completed by joslins friend and former student peter friedman, with joslins consent, after joslins death. Then, in 1993, i was on the sundance documentary jury and we screened silverlake life. Its a documentary about two men living with and dying of this illness. Season 6 27s winner of over 10 international awards including the prix italia and the sundance grand jury prize, silverlake life is an extraordinary video diary. Begun as a video diary by filmmaker tom josslin, and completed and edited by his good friend peter friedman per his request following his death, the 1993 pbs documentary silverlake life. Bravos film, which is being shown today and tomorrow at the cinema village as part of the new festival, also called the 1993 new york lesbian and gay film festival, suggests mart. Justly praised upon its release, the film garnered a. Told with guts and humor by longtime lovers tom joslin and mark. Its also a reminder to do something i should have done last year like and.
Originally named ivanhoe in the 1900s by a resident from scotland, it was built around what was then a city reservoir which gives the district its name. The documentarys subtitlethe view from hereanchors the film to a specific moment and place. My son was born in 1993 and grew up never knowing the absolute. The view from here, recently released on dvd by docurama.
Friedman currently resides in paris and new york city. The view from here 1993 cast and crew both having been diagnosed with aids, ucla film teacher tom joslin and his partner, mark massi, resolve to document the most intimate. The view from here pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released silverlake life. But while exceedingly sweet in lighter moments, silverlake life also wields a gentle brutality. An unflinching documentary from 1993 follows a male couple as they struggle against. By far, the best of the lot was tom joslin and peter friedmans silverlake life.
The view from here 1993 tom joslin, peter friedman on allmovie after. Im a married heterosexual man with two children, and i dont see how any human being with a heart could see this film and still think that there is something wrong or unnatural about samesex marriage. Tom was an independent film maker and former film teacher at ucla. Documentary nr rated movie laserdiscs for sale ebay. After joslins death, longtime friend and former film student peter friedman was bequeathed the task of completing toms project. You may wonder whether the filmfestival praise for silverlake life, completed by peter friedman.
There is a prequel to this film, made in 1976 long before they were ill, called blackstar at s. On june 15, 1993, writes melissa anderson for 4columns, pbs broadcast silverlake life. Winner of over 10 international awards, including the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival, silverlake life. I didnt want to represent the disease too much in bpm beats per minute, because i thought it was so real in silverlake life. Get the best deals on documentary nr rated movie laserdiscs when you shop the largest online selection at.