New York on June 10 at the IFC Center , Opening in LA on June 12 at the Laemmle Royal, June 19 at the Laemmle Town Center, & June 26 at the Laemmle Glendale , Opening in Chicago on June 19 at the Gene Siskel Film Center
Written & Directed by: Lilian T. Mehrel
Produced by: Andreia Nunes, Lilian T. Mehrel
Executive Produced by: Rostam Zafari, Sepanta Mohseni, Azadeh Vatanpour
Starring: Ayden Mayeri, Amira Casar, José Condessa, Antonio Maria, Tiago Sarmento, Teresa Faria
Set against the lush backdrop of the Azores, HONEYJOON is a layered dark comedy that follows June (Mayeri) and her Persian-British mother Lela (Casar) as they travel to a romantic island for a grief anniversary, one year after the loss of June’s father, arriving with very different ideas of how to cope. Surrounded by honeymooners, June tries (and flirts) to reclaim her joie de vivre, while Lela is deep in the dark. When a hot philosophical surfer (Condessa) takes them on a tour, a wildly funny, sensual, emotional journey unfolds — towards connection, catharsis, and coming back to life.
