Award-winning! - Honeyjoon - Director Lilian T. Mehrel

In this light-and-dark comedy, HONEYJOON, June and her Persian-British mother Lela travel to the romantic Azores islands for a grief anniversary, with contrasting ways of coping. A charming surfer takes them on a tour as we surf the waves of life, loss, flirting… an unforgettable ride. A surprisingly sexy, darkly funny, emotional rollercoaster. We are joined in conversation with Director, Producer and Screenwriter Lillian T. Mehrel. *WINNER: SFFilm Rainin Award**WINNER: Audience Award, Top 3, Tribeca AT&T Untold Stories Award – 2025 Tribeca Festival**WINNER: Audience Favorite US Cinema – 2025 Mill Valley Festival**WINNER: Audience Choice Narrative – 2025 New Hampshire Film Festival**WINNER: Jury Award: Best Feature – 2025 Three Rivers Film Festival**WINNER: Narrative – 2026 Spokane Film Festival**WINNER: Jury Award: Best Feature – 2026 El Dorado Film Festival**WINNER: Jury Award: Best Feature – 2026 Spokane International Film Festival**WINNER : Jury Award: Best Feature, Women Director, Official Selection – 2026 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival*About the filmmaker - Director, Writer, Producer Lilian T. Mehrel is an award-winning writer & director with a visionary sense of feeling and humor. She is the winner of the Tribeca AT&T Untold Stories Award for her debut feature, Honeyjoon, which premiered at Tribeca. Lilian’s films have also screened at Palm Springs, Sao Paolo Mostra, Clermont-Ferrand, and the AmPav Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes. She was selected for the SFFILM Rainin Grant, TorinoFilmLab ComedyLab, Film Independent Episodic Lab, Sloan Award, Nancy Malone Directing Award, Geri Ashur Screenwriting Award, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, CineQuaNonLab, Film Fatales Episodic Directing Shadow Workshop, TFI Labs with YouTube/Google and Warner Media, and the Marcie Bloom Fellowship. Lilian earned her MFA from NYU Tisch Grad Film with a PDS Fellowship, and her BA from Dartmouth with a Senior Fellowship. She also enjoys hip hop dance.