Acts of Love

Came across this movie by accident, and it was such a discovery. It was fresh, sexy, smart, adventurous, vulnerable, and deeply moving. It brilliantly blurs the line between documentary and fiction, in ways that made me think about performance and storytelling in dating, intimacy, and romance. Sometimes it's the fantasy or the dream that is actually what feels the most real. The film gave me space to explore the ache of that. I found myself thinking a lot about my past relationships. The director himself is messy, brave, and terribly endearing. His mother provides a wonderful foil, criticizing his actions with cautious, measured logic that many viewers will likely share. I appreciated that the film allowed these and other differing viewpoints to share space. Overall, it felt like watching a virtuosic puzzle come together.