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The Job

The Job

FRÉDÉRIC MOFFET | CANADA | 2024 | 14 MIN | ENGLISH

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FRÉDÉRIC MOFFET | CANADA | 2024 | 14 MIN | ENGLISH

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Synopsis

An exploration of Canadian photographer John Phillips’ erotic archive, chronicling the impact of AIDS on his life and work for American gay magazines in the 1990s, at the dawn of the digital revolution. An intimate portrait of an artist and an industry on the verge of transformation.

Producer

Nelson Sab

Writer

Frédéric Moffet

Cinematographer

Frédéric Moffet

Cast

  • John Philipps
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