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Iain Delavan

Iain Delavan

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Biography

Iain Delavan (born June 30, 2002) is an American artist and filmmaker.

Known For

Please Don't Go Looking
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This experimental short film by Iain Delavan serves as an abstract, yet harrowing expression of his struggles with Post-traumatic stress disorder, due to his repeated childhood sexual abuse. Iain was diagnosed with PTSD in March of 2022, and this film boldly represents the continued battles that Iain must face every day, such as severe depression, self-harm, panic attacks, flashbacks, nightmares, suicidal ideations, and other painful symptoms.

Please Don't Go Looking

2023
Am I Still On Time?
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This expressive and experimental short film by Iain Delavan features two distinct emotionally significant videos, broken up by an ethereal synthetic universe. Quoted by Delavan as "the best thing [they] have ever made", this film has many layers hidden underneath the seemingly simplistic surface.

Am I Still On Time?

2023
Unclothe, Dear One
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As a divorced father and his two daughters share a meal, buried grudges resurface, threatening to shatter their fragile bond.

Unclothe, Dear One

2024
enter sunset
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A young man tries to cope with the loss of something dear.

enter sunset

2022
Parrot
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This 3-minute short film by Iain Delavan was created at a dark time in his life. In his usual abstract and expressive style, Delavan depicts an unsettling scene of a character committing self-harm, set against the backdrop of an interpolation of Lizzy McAlpine's 'doomsday'.

Parrot

2023
The Kiss
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A contemporary dance film by choreographer Talia Miharu inspired by Gustav Klimt's painting, "The Kiss", starring Kaben Benavides and Gabriel Tolmer.

The Kiss

2024
The Luster of False Brass
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In his fourth short film, Iain Delavan examines profound feelings and experiences. In this expressive display of carefully crafted scenes and poetic dialogue, two characters lament about traumatic events in their past.

The Luster of False Brass

2023
The Prodigal Father
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A man hiking through the woods finds himself plagued by something he cannot ignore.

The Prodigal Father

2021
The Apotheosis of the Dance
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A filmmaker illustrates his struggles with self-harm and suicide in this 10-minute short film.

The Apotheosis of the Dance

2020