FEATURE FILM | DRAMEDY
HONeYJOON
IN PRODUCTION
A Kurdish-Persian mother and her diaspora daughter take a trip to enjoy life after loss, but life (and each other) keeps getting in the way.
Year:
2025
Director:
Lilian T. Mehrel
Writer:
Lilian T. Mehrel
Producer:
Andreia Nunes
SYNOPSIS:
A sexy dramedy about a mother-daughter trip to an island paradise amidst layered loss. LELA (an exiled Kurdish-Iranian mother) and JUNE (her mixed daughter) take a trip to the Azores (a beautiful island off the coast of Portugal) to enjoy life again, after the loss of their family patriarch. But they can’t escape grief: when they learn a young Kurdish-Iranian woman was killed and the Woman Life Freedom movement begins, their conflicting coping mechanisms are triggered. Lela doubles down on feeling down, while June races towards pleasure. If life is short, she’s determined to enjoy herself. But neither can run from the balance, or each other.
DIRECTOR'S PROFILE:
Lilian is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, recognized for her sensitive vision and sense of humor. Her first feature film participated in the TorinoFilmLab 2024 - ComedyLab, Cine Qua Non 2024 Storylines Lab, Warner Media & Tribeca Immigration Co/Lab, and Google & Tribeca Immersive Lab/Award. She has been featured in Variety, ScreenDaily, and The New York Times, and her work has won awards such as ABC/Disney and the Alfred P. Sloan Award. Lilian is a graduate of NYU Tisch Grad Film and Dartmouth. As the daughter of immigrants, she has also written and illustrated a family memoir. Her short films have been selected for prestigious festivals such as Tribeca and Clermont-Ferrand.
AWARDS
Winner of the AT&T Presents: Untold Stories US$ 1M PRIZE Pitch at the Tribeca Festival
