ONE ANOTHER (In Post-production)

Director

A chronicle of three of the filmmaker’s loved ones as they work to build closer friendships, One Another is an ode to the power and freedom of platonic love. Over the course of multiple years, the film traces the ways that friendships shape us as they are broken, tested, and remade.

The film collapses past and present to weave together the stories of Lorri, Giorgia, and Joe. Lorri recalls growing up the child of a single mother in the 80s as part of a mutual aid group, and she unravels how that experience shapes her own relationships to this day as a single mother. Giorgia grapples with a new bipolar diagnosis, precipitating the end of a childhood friendship and propelling her back to her childhood home and memories. Joe undertakes a cross country move in search of a queer community where he can belong, but realizes he must heal himself before he can truly move forward.

As the film unfolds, we see that implicated in friendship are deep feelings about identity, past traumas, happy memories, and lifelong desires. Our friendships say a lot about who we are as people, what we value, how we communicate, and how the world sees us. It is time we pay more attention to them.

THE TEAM

Amber Love | Director

Elivia Shaw | Producer

SUPPORTED BY

Produced in Association with the Center for Independent Documentary

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and Chicago DCASE