HIGHLIGHTS: June 2024 ROMANCE & RELATIONSHIPS Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature: COUPLES THERAPY
Best Relationship Short: THE SHEPHERD
Best Story: A ROBOT ROM COM
Best Romance Short: THIS CROWDED ROOM

Best Direction: The story and forgiveness of José and Maria

See info for each film:

COUPLES THERAPY, 101min., Spain
Directed by Gaizka Urresti
The singer-songwriters Marwan and Rozalén embark on a journey to try to answer the universal question: ‘What is love?’ On this path, five real Aragonese couples undergo therapy for six months to rediscover themselves following the steps of the first international research in Spanish on couples, which scientifically concludes that nurturing love improves mental health.

https://www.terapiadeparejaslapelicula.es/
https://www.facebook.com/Terapiadeparejaslapelicula
https://instagram.com/terapiadeparejaslapelicula

Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.

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THE SHEPHERD, 14min., USA
Directed by Arie Forma
Struggling with the news of his son’s interfaith engagement, a religious father seeks solace in his estranged brother.

https://www.arieforma.com/the-shepherd
https://www.instagram.com/rosecolored.pictures/

Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.

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THIS CROWDED ROOM, 13min., USA
Directed by Rafael Burgos Nieves
A couple who lived for every free moment to dance together have a chance after death to review from a two generational look-back, their many years dancing on earth…to spin back and experience what went wrong and what went right…to finally say I’m sorry in time and remember…Based on a true story!

Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.

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A ROBOT ROM COM, 7min,. USA
Directed by Jonathan Hludzinski
A romantic comedy about a pair of robots who learn that love isn’t easy even if you can download it directly into your CPU.

Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.

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The story and forgiveness of José and Maria, 15min., Brazil
Directed by Victor Amaro
After 50 years, José and Maria definitively break off their marriage and agree to give statements to their grandson, for the first time, about the reasons that led them to make such a decision. A story about love, pain and forgiveness.
victorbottaamaro@gmail.com

http://filhounicofilmes.com/https://www.instagram.com/filhounicofilms

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-story-and-forgiveness