The Letter Men

Narrative Short Film

Log-line: Based on the largest collection of queer love letters from WWII, The Letter Men is a window into the untold true story of two gay men desperately in love but torn apart by war.

The Letter Men premieres at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC.

Film Credits

Directed By: Andy Vallentine Written By: Danny & Andy Vallentine Producer By: Cameron Hutchison, Siddharth Ganji, Mike Diaz, Matthew Postlethwaite, Garrett Clayton Executive Producers: Mark & Harriet Hignett Director of Photography: Oren Soffer Editor: Daniel Riser Production Designer: Nikki Reifler Visual Effects Superviso: Kris Sundberg Costume Designer: Brittany Kay Hair & Makeup: Monique Paredes Hair & Makeup: Edder Sandoval Color Provided by: Kath Raisch & Company 3 Sound Designer: Eric Crepeau Gilbert Bradley: Garrett Clayton Gordon Bowsher: Matthew Postlethwaite Nellie MacDonald: Starlene Beran Geof MacDonald: Corey Olenick Miriam Mylne: Nami Matsushita Sarah: Ciara Noel Oliver: George Todd McLachlan Hugh: Safi Jafri Harry: Pierce Allison Phil: Blyss Ezell Joseph: Ander Errandonea John: Nehal Banik Charlie: Daniel Riser Ian: Cedric Botelho Thomas: Arthur Yemchyk Jack: Danny Vallentine Francis: Jake Mager Jake: Callum Macdonald Special Effects Supervisor: Neil Smith 1st Assistant Director: Gina Yull Production Coordinator: Katie Schmidt Additional Casting: Cedric Botelho 1st AC: Carolina Rodriguez 1st AC: Tamara Santos 2nd AC: George Arevalo 2nd AC: Eric Honghul Luo Gaffter: Dessie Coale Key Grip: Sergio Nava Best Boy Grip: Spendser Adelstein Best Boy Electric James King Dolly Grip: Jon Taylor Art Director: Brendan O'Connor Art Director: Jack Massura Art Assistant: Mateo Deangelo Covid Compliance Officer: Stuart Heinlein Sound Mixer: Alex Goens Sound Mixer: Nico Pierce Additional Visual Effects: Ryan Sundberg FSO: Michael Delgado Production Assistant: Alyssa Ashby Production Assistant: Kerstin Kelley Special Thanks: Oswstery Town Museum, Mike Woodward, Rob & Nancy Vallentine, Company 3, Scot Boland, Casey Koster, Raisa Machado, Anna Kelman, Jon Melin, Jessica Hobbs, Brianna Gardner, Scott Cresto, Pasadena Musuem of History, Kim O'Neil, Jonathan Lennard, Peter Roscoe, Lynne Castillo, Heritage Open Days, Bruce Castillo, David Preston, Carson Elder, Corrie Davies, West Coast Water Tenders, Shropshire Council, Jacob Carpenter