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deathlyafraid is a multidisciplinary creative studio showcasing art from unconventional perspectives.
we are responsible for film and music
DEATHLYAFRAID is an independent film studio founded by director and filmmaker Albert Tan, based in San Francisco.
The work explores fear, intimacy, and humanity.
Albert’s approach to filmmaking is deeply hands-on, working across directing, cinematography, and sound as a single language rather than separate departments. His films favor restraint over exposition, prioritizing mood, pacing, and emotional weight.
DEATHLYAFRAID produces narrative films, experimental work, and select commissioned projects.
Contact:
Albert Tan
albert@deathlyafraid.com
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.
Nobody Belongs To You (2025)
Written, directed, and shot by Albert Tan
STARRING
Rico Levitt as HIM
Juliana Millar as HER
CREW
PA: Jason Fu
BTS: Danzel Castillo
POST PRODUCTION
Edit, color, and sound by Albert Tan
SHOT ON LOCATION
San Francisco, CA
SYNOPSIS
Taken directly from Albert’s journal entry –
“I can’t seem to find her anymore.”
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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.