Postcards from America

Postcards from America is a drama set during the AIDS crisis. A young man leaves his suburban home for New York City, where he turns to sex work to get by. The film follows David at different points in his life, with three actors playing him as a child, a teenager and an adult, and traces the circumstances that shape his move to the city and his life there.

Steve McLean directed and wrote the screenplay, and the film was produced by Craig Paull and Christine Vachon for Film4 Productions, Islet and Normal. It is a British and American co-production and runs 92 minutes. James Lyons plays the adult David, with Michael Tighe as the teenage David and Olmo Tighe as the young David. Michael Imperioli appears as a hustler, and Michael Ringer and Maggie Low play David's parents. Thirty-one cast members are credited in all. Released on April 28, 1995, the film belongs to the early part of McLean's work as a director and reflects the independent, character-driven filmmaking associated with its production companies.