Acts of Love
A romance from the past creeps into the present. Looking for a way forward, a filmmaker arranges meetings with strangers on dating apps and asks them to make a film with him. He spirals into a series of unconventional relationships with them, and what results is a fragmented story about love, disappointment, and desire. Throughout, he receives phone calls from his mother, who reluctantly offers her son criticism and devotion—other forms of love.
🏆 Recognition
Awards
- Tacoma Film Festival — Best Documentary Feature (2021)
- Gender Border Film Festival — Special Jury Mention (2021)
Festival selections
- Hot Docs (2021)
- Chicago International Film Festival (2021)
- Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (2021)
Cast
- Directed by
- Isidore Bethel, Francis Leplay
- Written by
- Isidore Bethel, Francis Leplay
- Produced by
- Isidore Bethel, J. Gonçalves, Francis Leplay, Lucie Rego, Pauline Tran Van Lieu
- Country
- FR

