Season of Love (film)
Season of Love is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by Christin Baker, from a screenplay written by Kathryn Trammell. Featuring an ensemble cast including Dominque Provost-Chalkley, Sandra Mae Frank, Laur Allen, Janelle Marie Rodriguez, Jessica Clark, and Emily Goss, the film was described as a ""Love, Actually" for queer women" and follows three couples as they fall in love over the holiday season. The film was produced in-house by Tello Films and released on the company's streaming platform on November 29, 2019. Premise. A queer lady holiday romantic comedy that follows  the lives of three very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set right before Christmas through New Years. Production. In response to conversations surrounding the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in holiday films (particularly for queer women), Tello Films announced a "Pitch to Production" contest in November 2018. Winners were selected at the beginning of 2019, and "Season of Love" entered pre-production soon afterwards. Principal photography began in May 2019 and concluded in June 2019. Baker chose to focus on joyful themes for the film and after the film's release received  messages from viewers who were pleased that it was an LGBT movie that did not focus on hardship and that they could watch with their families. Release. "Season of Love" had a limited theatrical release beginning November 22, 2019, and was released digitally on the Tello Films platform the following week. Reception. Critical reception has been favorable. "DIVA Magazine"'s Jacquie Lawrence praised the film, stating that “It’s rare that a film becomes an instant cult classic, but Season Of Love is an exception to that rule”. "GO Magazine" was also favorable, writing that it was " full of adorable  little rom-com moments, but with a lesbian spin on them, like the moment that one character nervously goes over to her hot welder crush to gift her a batch of her new beer."