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Lavender (2019)

Lavender poster
Directed by
Matthew Puccini
Genre
drama, romance
Country
United States
Runtime
11 min
Rated
R
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman brings her new girlfriend home to meet her parents for the first time. The family gathers for a tense dinner that slowly gives way to small moments of understanding.

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What happens

Lavender is a 2019 short LGBT romantic drama film, written and directed by Matthew Puccini. It premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, where it was then acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures for an Academy Award-qualifying theatrical run, attaching it to select screenings of The Aftermath. The film then went on to play at the 2019 SXSW Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Outfest Los Angeles, New Orleans Film Festival, NFFTY and the Provincetown International Film Festival, where it won the Here Media Award for Best Queer Short Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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