about
deathlyafraid is a multidisciplinary creative studio showcasing art from unconventional perspectives.
we are responsible for film and music
contact information
Creative Director, DP, Producer
Albert Tan
albert@deathlyafraid.com
inquires about THE LISTENING ROOM
submissions@deathlyafraid.com
inquires about DEATHLYAFRAID collaborations
collaborations@deathlyafraid.com
Socials:
Studio Instagram
Albert Instagram
Tulips(2025)
Directors: Jacqueline Santana & Albert Tan
DP: Albert Tan
Writers: Jacqueline Santana & Albert Tan
Producers: Albert Tan & Jacqueline Santana
STARRING
Marcie Rich as Madeline Sexton
ART DEPARTMENT
Wardrobe: Jacqueline Santana
Makeup: Jacqueline Santana
Painters: Jacqueline Santana, Mabel Tan
CREW
Unit Photographer: Danzel Castillo
Boom Operator: Danzel Castillo
POST PRODUCTION
Editors: Albert Tan, Jacqueline Santana
Color: Albert Tan, Jacqueline Santana
Sound: Albert Tan, Jacqueline Santana
VFX: Albert Tan, Jacqueline Santana
SHOT ON LOCATION
Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
Marin County, CA
SYNOPSIS
Some of you may be familiar with Sylvia Plath. For those who are not, she was a poet who walked the thin line between beauty and despair.
In 1961, after an appendectomy, she found herself confined to a hospital room. The white walls pressing in, the silence thickening.
That was until they arrived.
Sylvia described them as a disruption of peace, a life too loud when what she longed for was the purity of black and white.
It made me wonder if the tulips in my own life are now too red.
Now, I ask you.
about
DEATHLY4FRAID YOUTUBE
Inspired by the intimate, moody atmosphere of Japanese listening bars and Hi-Fi listening rooms, DEATHLYAFRAID PRESENTS: THE LISTENING ROOM. A live music series showcasing curated performances by DEATHLYAFRAID.
Tulips (2025)
an experimental short film
by Jacqueline Santana and Albert Tan
try me: chapter one
dir. albert tan
september 2020 to june 2021
try me was an experimental project to see what I was capable of.
nothing really came about with this project except beautiful cinematography
and stills. oh and the self realization that I’d be a great filmmaker.