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Mysterious Skin : Avalyn and Brian Discuss Memories of Abductions

On a walk shortly after meeting, Avalyn (Mary Lynn Rajskub) and Brian (Brady Corbet) discuss the relationship between dreams and alien abduction. She shows him a scar on her leg she considers evidence of an alien tracking device, inviting him to touch it; he tells her about his history of nosebleeds after memory lapses.

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acting, ambient sound , beat, emotion, character, close-up, dialogue, dissolve, exterior, extreme close-up, extreme long shot, eyeline match, handheld camera, high angle, low angle, medium close-up, natural lighting, shot/reverse shot, tilt, two-shot, voice-off, wide angle

Diversity in Media Representation

LGBTQ: Queer Coding, White, White: White American

"Avalyn and Brian Discuss Memories of Abductions" in Mysterious Skin. Directed by Gregg Araki, Desperate Pictures, 2005, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2951

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user George Elkind

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