ABOUT THE PROJECT

LOGLINE
As a husband and wife re-establish their lives after the death of her mother, they navigate living with her father and authentically accepting their bisexuality.

SYNOPSIS
LOVE AND SEX? expands on the award-winning short film More Than He Knows, which played at over 20 LGBT and mainstream film festivals. It has over 23,000 streams on Amazon and over 4 million views on YouTube.

Ryan and Taya are a seemingly ideal couple: the best of friends who are still attracted to each other. After taking care of Taya’s mother when she had pancreatic cancer, they take a road trip to move back to Los Angeles, with one additional passenger… Taya’s father, Mitch. The last time Mitch truly smiled was before his wife Leslie got sick. Now that she has died, there isn’t even a hint of a smile. Ryan and Taya (especially Ryan) are already questioning their decision to have Mitch live with them.

On a stop in Palm Springs, Ryan instantly connects with a man at the hotel pool. Against his better judgement (and Catholic guilt), Ryan goes for it with this handsome stranger.

Taya is still reeling from the death of her mother, but she does her best to hide it. At their new building in Los Angeles, Taya meets the sensual Heba, with whom Taya forms an instant bond. Their connection is beyond attraction, as Heba also lost her mother. Unlike Ryan, Heba does not try to “fix” Taya when she allows herself a rare moment of grief.

Will Ryan and Taya admit that they have other needs, potentially strengthening their relationship? Is this even possible with the ever grumpy and comically judgmental Mitch living with them?

LOVE AND SEX? explores the complexity of human connections, the spectrum of sexuality, and models of marriage.

PROJECT TYPE Narrative Feature

SCREENWRITER Chris McNeany
PRODUCER Chris McNeany

WEBSITE loveandsexfilm.com

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