Season of Love (2019 film)

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Season of Love
Directed by Christin Baker
Starring
Music byDominique Provost-Chalkley
Distributed byTello Films
Release date
  • 2019 (2019)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States

Season of Love is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by Christin Baker, from a screenplay written by Kathryn Trammell. [1] Featuring an ensemble cast including Dominque Provost-Chalkley, Sandra Mae Frank, Laur Allen, Janelle Marie Rodriguez, Jessica Clark, and Emily Goss, the story follows three female couples [1] as they fall in love over the holiday season. [2] The film was described as "a Love, Actually for our [queer] community". [3]

Contents

The film was produced in-house by Tello Films and released on the company's streaming platform on November 29, 2019.

Plot

The story of a group of diverse women and their connected love lives who discover the meaning of love as they navigate the Christmas holiday season. [4]

Cast

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. [5] 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. [6]

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. [2]

Reception

Critical reception in LGBT media was favorable. Autostraddle said it was "everything you could want from a cheesy holiday movie." [7] Diva 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". [8] GO wrote that it was "full of adorable little rom-com moments." [9]

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  2. 1 2 Zavaleta, Lourdes (December 16, 2019). "'Tis the Season for LGBTQ Romance". OutSmart . Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (November 15, 2019). "'Season of Love' Is a 'Love Actually' for Queer Women". The Advocate . Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Season of Love". Tello Films. 2019.
  5. ↑ Tello Films [@tellofilms] (November 15, 2018). "We have heard the call for the holiday movie with a queer romance and we want to answer it! We are opening up our Pitch to Production contest for your Queer Lady Holiday Film ideas. Read submission requirements and submit starting November 20th! https://tellofilms.com/page/pitch-production" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Weaver, Jackson (December 18, 2020). "New slate of LGBTQ holiday movies sparks joy, criticism over portrayal of queer stories". CBC News .
  7. ↑ Anne, Valerie (December 2, 2019). ""Season of Love" is a Cheesy Queer Holiday Movie of Our Own". Autostraddle . Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ Lawrence, Jacquie (25 November 2019). "Review: Season Of Love". Diva . Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ Wong-Shing, Kim (November 20, 2019). "'Season Of Love' Is The Lesbian 'Love Actually'". GO . Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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