A Kiss From Your Lips
Writer / Director - Allison Tate
A Kiss From Your Lips was inspired while listening to The Flamingos song of the same name. The song is the soundscape to the film, evoking a dreamlike atmosphere for the story of one young woman searching for her perfect dance partner.
The short film became an internet hit on its Valentine’s Day release gaining over half a million views and thousands of positive comments on YouTube. It won 3 festival awards, and caught the eye of Transparent showrunner Joey Soloway, who expressed their appreciation for the film. The film continues to charm online viewers.
Press
A young woman searches for her perfect dance partner in this one-take swing dance love story.
Written, Directed & Produced by Allison Tate
www.allisonfilms.com
Co-Producers
Natasha Mira // www.typeaentertainment.com
Vita Esperança Amore
Executive Producers
Debra Tate
Chris Cortese
Allison Tate
Cast
Cecily Breaux // www.cecilybreaux.com
Kristen Mortensen // www.twitter.com/kris10mor10sen
Vance Lovett // www.twitter.com/Vance_Lovett
Dancers
(in alphabetical order)
Kim Aldinger
Rosie Alspach
Cesar Azanza
Melissa Bayer // www.melissabayer.com
Zach Cantrell
Charly Charney Cohen
David Phillip Fishman
Ciara Flynn
Austin Hammer
Michael Herman // http://michael.onlinesw.com/
Ashley Morton
Bobby Nahill
Dustin Neiderman
Effie Ralli
Niall Ridgley
Sierra Schepmann // www.sierraschepmann.com
Alex Szemetylo
Catherine Tapling
Andrea Tzvetkov
Korey Waggoner
Chris Wodniak // www.chriswodniak.wix.com/chriswodniak
Andrew Yanker
Director of Photography
Griffin Yu // www.griffindpyu.com
Production Designer
Rachel Scott
Editor
Allison Tate
Costume Designers
Rachel Scott
Matt Walker
Music Supervisor
Britta Hällebo
Casting Director
Allison Tate
First Assistant Director
Matt Walker // www.mwovie.com
Second Assistant Director
Sherry Yiyang Shi
Steadicam Operator
Quaid Cde Baca // www.quaidcdebaca.com
1st Assistant Camera
Andy Cao // www.AndyXCao.com
www.instagram.com/andyxcao
Key Grip
Korey Waggoner
Grips
Justin Forcier
Javier Storch
Choreographer
Effie Ralli
Hair Stylists
Daniel Pinto
Stephanie Guerra
Make Up Artist
Diamond Polk
Production Assistant
Sara Monge
Colorist
Matthew Plaxco // http://www.plaxcine.com/
Song Credits
“A Kiss From Your Lips” by The Flamingos
Production Stills
Marilee Spencer // www.marileespencer.com
Caterer
Chipotle
Special Thanks
Stephen Goepel
Judy Irola
Korey Waggoner
Chris Cortese
Debra Tate
Copyright © USC 2015
Disclaimer
Characters and incidents portrayed and the names herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person is entirely coincidental and unintentional.