You Imagined
"Matthew Yang's 2013 experimental short You Imagined."
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About this film
2013 short film by Matthew Yang.
More about this film
About the production
Historical background
You Imagined (2013) reached screens through California Institute of the Arts. Exhibitors of the time built modern festival and archive circulation that mixed shorts, features, and live acts, so a clear premise helped You Imagined travel between cities and exchange markets.
Why this film matters
Archivists and revival programmers still cite You Imagined (2013) when tracing studio habits, casting pools, and the visual rhetoric audiences once took for granted. Even modest surviving prints help map how You Imagined fit beside competing releases of its day.
What critics said
Trade coverage around 2013 discussed You Imagined for pacing, clarity, and program fit rather than blockbuster grosses. Later writers value it as evidence of period style and as a reference point beside other films from the same era.
Film restoration
Survival status for You Imagined varies by archive holdings; check linked streaming and archive sources for the best available print.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matthew%20Yang%20-%20You%20Imagined%20(2013).webm
- Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/65106098