New Releases
Opening Night Reception Friday, September 4th with light bites and wine at 6:00 PM. 6:30 PM film followed by Q&A with director Lilian T. Mehrel.
Post-film Q&A Saturday, September 5th with director Lilian T. Mehrel.
A surprisingly sexy, darkly funny emotional rollercoaster. In this layered dark comedy, June and her Persian-British mom Lela travel to the romantic Azores islands for a grief anniversary, with contrasting ways of coping. A hot philosophical surfer takes them on a tour as we surf the waves of life, loss, flirting… an unforgettable ride. In her award-winning debut feature, director Lilian T. Mehrel brilliantly transforms grief, desire, and human connection into something electric, introducing a visionary new voice.
Lilian T. Mehrel is an award-winning writer & director with a visionary sense of feeling and humor. She is the winner of the Tribeca AT&T Untold Stories Award for her debut feature, Honeyjoon, which premiered at Tribeca. Lilian’s films have also screened at Palm Springs, Sao Paolo Mostra, Clermont-Ferrand, and the AmPav Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes. She was selected for the SFFILM Rainin Grant, TorinoFilmLab ComedyLab, Film Independent Episodic Lab, Sloan Award, Nancy Malone Directing Award, Geri Ashur Screenwriting Award, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, CineQuaNonLab, Film Fatales Episodic Directing Shadow Workshop, TFI Labs with YouTube/Google and Warner Media, and the Marcie Bloom Fellowship. Lilian earned her MFA from NYU Tisch Grad Film with a PDS Fellowship, and her BA from Dartmouth with a Senior Fellowship. She has been featured in Vogue, IndieWire, and The Hollywood Reporter. She also enjoys hip hop dance.
| Distributor: | Utopia |
| Country: | U.S., Portugal |
| Release Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 75 mins |
| Director: | Lilian T. Mehrel |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Language: | English, Persian and Portuguese with English subtitles |
| Format: | DCP |
—IndieWire
–Vogue
