''Season of Love'' is a 2019 American

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film directed by Christin Baker, from a screenplay written by Kathryn Trammell. Featuring an ensemble cast including Dominque Provost-Chalkley, Sandra Mae Frank, Laur Allen, Janelle Marie Rodriguez, Jessica Clark, and

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, the story follows three female couples as they fall in love over the holiday season. The film was described as "a '' Love, Actually'' for our ueercommunity". The film was produced in-house by Tello Films and released on the company's streaming platform on November 29, 2019.

Plot

The story of a group of diverse women and their connected love lives who discover the meaning of love as they navigate the Christmas holiday season.

Cast

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as Sue * Janelle Marie Rodriguez as Janey * Jessica Clark as Lou * Sandra Mae Frank as Kenna *

as Iris * Laur Allen as Mardou * Carlin James as Theo * Matthew Bridges as Charlie * Lily Richards as Candace

Production

In response to conversations surrounding the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in holiday films (particularly for queer women), Tello Films announced a "Pitch to Production" contest in November 2018. Winners were selected at the beginning of 2019, and ''Season of Love'' entered pre-production soon afterwards. Principal photography began in May 2019 and concluded in June 2019. Baker chose to focus on joyful themes for the film and after the film's release received messages from viewers who were pleased that it was an LGBT movie that did not focus on hardship and that they could watch with their families.

Release

''Season of Love'' had a limited theatrical release beginning November 22, 2019, and was released digitally on the Tello Films platform the following week.

Reception

Critical reception in LGBT media was favorable. ''

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'' said it was "everything you could want from a cheesy holiday movie." ''

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'' praised the film, stating that “It’s rare that a film becomes an instant cult classic, but Season Of Love is an exception to that rule”. '' GO'' wrote that it was "full of adorable little rom-com moments."

References

{{reflist 2019 films 2019 comedy-drama films 2019 LGBT-related films 2010s Christmas films Female bisexuality in film Lesbian-related films