“Having spent much of my creative efforts exploring the longing desire I have for romantic connection, I wanted to explore what actually achieving it could look like. The cliché advice to write down on a piece of paper the attributes of one’s desired partner is an idea that both irritates and resonates with me. The Man of My Dreams is that piece of paper. I release it into the world with the intention to be as loving, good and deserving as the romantic partner I want to attract.
This was initially supposed to shoot March 2020 in Los Angeles, but had to be delayed due to the pandemic. This came together in this magical brief moment in time where the entire team was vaccinated but the city of New York was still empty enough for us to shoot without human interference.
The piece is the second, preceding Only Trumpets, in a series of fashion based short films I am making around queer tender love stories. The next, This Is My Hurting Heart, about a couple falling out of love will shoot in Paris sometime early 2022.” — Tristan Scott-Behrends
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This Schön! online exclusive has been produced by
writing + direction. Tristan Scott-Behrends
fashion. Morgan Jordan
cast. Henry Bae + D.j. Reed
hair + make up. Juliet Jane
production. Emily Backerman + Ben Silbert
cinematography. Kenny Suleimanagich
original score. Ari Jalali
colour grading. Scott Bradbury
sound mixing. Emett Casey
poster art. Patrick Adams
clothing credits.
SYRO
Fleur du Mal
The Label Edition
Jennifer Fisher
Bibhu Mohapatra
COS
Joie
Marrakshi Life
Marc Jacobs
Queera Wang
Roche Studio
3.1 Phillip Lim
Falke
MM6 Maison Margiela
The Stolen Garment
Jeffrey Burroughs
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