Acclaimed Mexican editor-turned-director Natalia López Gallardo, whose directorial debut “Robe of Gems” won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 2022 Berlinale, is currently developing her second feature, “Only Love Exists.” The contemporary drama about the intertwining of digital and real lives will pitch at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum.
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“Only Love Exists” is the story of Teresa, a medical assistant who takes care of patients in her work and responds to the fears and desires of others on the Internet. Over time, the virtual world begins to invade her real life, while Teresa increasingly surrenders to her own desires somewhere on the border of the two dimensions.
After an encounter with death, Teresa becomes more acutely aware of the physical world around her, where beauty and oppression exist side by side, the synopsis says. By caring for a friend, Teresa begins a journey of redemption.
López also wrote the screenplay and will produce with her "Robe of Gems" producer Fernanda de la Peza ("The Untamed," "The Hole in the Fence"). Co-producers include Marie-Pierre Macia and Sacha Ben Haroche.
