How to Say I Love You at Night (2020) – A short film by Andree Ljutica

Set in one New York City apartment and captured in a single take, two young men, Benny and Paul navigate the expectations of a first date, with one revealing something very significant.

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Set in one New York City apartment and captured in a single take, two young men, Benny and Paul navigate the expectations of a first date, with one revealing something very significant toward the end. Dealing with notions of male on male intimacy, violence and socioeconomic differences, this film suggests that the differences among us are often first embedded as fears.This film premiered at Australia’s Flickerfest and has since played in Goa International in India, TallyShorts in Florida, International Shorts in Melbourne, and Manchester International Film Festival.

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When Paul (Chris Petrovski) shows up unannounced and refuses to leave, Benny’s (Mat Vairo) hedonistic night of sex and indulgence takes a dangerous turn in this sixteen minute single take film.

FlickerFest Australian International Short Film Festival— Official Selection, International Premiere
Manchester International Film Festival — Official Selection, UK Premiere
Goa International Film Festival — Official Selection, India Premiere
International Shorts Film Festival — Official Selection, Best LGTBQ Film, Melbourne
Palm Springs International Film Festival, ShortFest — Official Selection, California Premiere, in competition, SPECIAL JURY PRIZE NOMINEE
OutFest LA — Official Selection, ENCORE WEEK FEATURE, HONORABLE MENTION — BEST PERFORMANCE US NARRATIVE FILM
New Jersey International Film Festival — Official Selection
deadCenter Film Festival — Official Selection
InsideOut LGBTQ Film Festival sponsored by Netflix — Official Selection
TallyShorts — Official Selection, Florida Premiere
Way Out West — Official Selection, New Mexico Premiere
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival — Official Selection, Indianapolis Premiere
Liverpool Film Festival — Official Selection
Tacoma Film Festival — Official Selection

Starring:
Mat Vairo and Chris Petrovski

Cinematographer: Arseni Khatchaturan

Executive Producer: Andree Ljutica, Smamela Panderson, LLC., Robin Thurau-Ljutica, Andre Bato Films.

Producer: Maximilian Kurzweil, Andre Bato Films, Andree Ljutica

Color: Josh Bohoskey, The Mill
Color Producer: Evan Bauer, The Mill

Sound Designer: Raphael Ajuelos, Eli Cohn
Sound Mix: Eli Cohn, Nocturnal Sounds

Casting Director: Mimi Packer
Editor: Andree Ljutica

Production Designer: Amy Knoth

Music: Augustus Muller

Written and Directed by Andree Ljutica