LOVE

A gorgeous and frequently emotional rumination on the “big things” in life, James Gallagher’s new short film, Love, poses questions on what we love, why we love it, and what happens when the desire to win becomes detrimental to our experience of ourselves and other people. While that description seems preachy, the film is not didactic—on the contrary, its plot is extremely loose and impressionistic, requiring the viewer some effort to construct its fast-moving snippets into a coherent narrative.

Cast

Will Hochman

The Player

Boris McGiver

The Father

Susan Sarandon

The Art Teacher

Elise Kibler

The Model

Jonny Rios

The Quarterback

Patrick Cuervo Dwyer

One of the Boys

Erik Frandsen

The Ancient Father

Campbell Hallowell

The Newborn

Nick Wheelehon

One of the Boys

Michael Vasquez

The Opposing Player