Ohio Premiere
Showings
April 17, 2026
7:40 pm – 8:55 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre
Cedar Lee 1
April 18, 2026
2:20 pm – 3:35 pm
Playhouse Square Campus
Allen Theatre
About This Film
Festival Year: 2026
Run Time: 75 Minutes
Film Type: Feature
Animated: No
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Interests: Women-Centered Stories, First-Time Features
Countr(ies): USA, Portugal
Language: English
Captions: Closed
Film Overview
This surprisingly sexy, layered, laugh-out-loud emotional rollercoaster follows June and her Persian-exiled mom Lela on a trip to a romantic island in the Azores, Portugal, for a grief anniversary. But they have contrasting ideas about how to grieve, how to live, and June’s tiny bikini. Between happy honeymooners, Woman Life Freedom, and their hot surfer tour guide João, they find each other… coming back to life. Under the surface, it’s about surfing the light and dark waves of life, reclaiming pleasure, and sharing the inside joke of being human.
HONEYJOON is for anyone who lives with loss. For anyone who wants to feel free in their body. For anyone who has tried, and failed, to flirt.
Follow the film on instagram @honeyjoonfilm
Programmer's Comment:
"Instead of wallowing in grief, book a honeymoon package instead—wait, Mom is coming along too? Sometimes things are happy and sad at the same time. I think we all can relate to that." – Ryan
Film Website: https://lilianmehrel.com/films/honeyjoon/
Film Email: Lmehrel@gmail.com
Cast & Crew
Directed By
Lilian T. Mehrel
Produced By
Andreia Nunes, Lilian T. Mehrel
Screenwriting
Lilian T. Mehrel
Cinematographers
Ines Gowland
Editors
Harry Cepka
Principal Cast
Ayden Mayeri, Amira Casar, José Condessa