When


1h 30m 1998

Brief Synopsis

It begins with total darkness. Then: Color - in a blaze of sharp light - and Noise - Microphone feedback. A cough. A hush. Then: a word; a musical note; an image; or a movement; followed by grateful applause. Finally as the light fades: respect, admiration, maybe even... love. Like moths to a flame,

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

It begins with total darkness. Then: Color - in a blaze of sharp light - and Noise - Microphone feedback. A cough. A hush. Then: a word; a musical note; an image; or a movement; followed by grateful applause. Finally as the light fades: respect, admiration, maybe even... love. Like moths to a flame, performers in the volatile downtown arts scene barter their souls for the hope of passing from the periphery of life into the "color and noise" of the spotlight. "When" is the sordid and revealing portrait of four struggling actresses on New York's Lower East Side traveling paths so precarious, that each reckless decision or lost opportunity invites humiliation, betrayal, personal corruption and for the rare few - redemption.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States August 1999

Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 4-8, 1999.

Feature directorial debut for Ricardo Scipio.

Completed shooting November 12, 1997.

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States August 1999 (Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 4-8, 1999.)