The Boyfriend Sweater

NIKKI MEZAROS | USA | 2024 | 12 MIN | ENGLISH

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Synopsis

A textile artist, lukewarm about the girl she's been dating, learns about “the sweater hex”- the belief that if you make someone a sweater, the relationship will end before you finish it- and decides to knit her a sweater instead of simply telling her how she feels.

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Filmmaker Bio

Nikki Mezaros is a queer writer and director in Los Angeles who was most recently a staff writer for HBO. She's developing a feature with Lauren Miller Rogen attached to direct. Her short film, The Boyfriend Sweater, stars musical artist Miya Folick and Paula Andrea Placido (The L Word: Generation Q, Apples Never Fall), and features an original song by Miya. It's premiering at Bushwick Film Festival this fall, and marks her directorial debut. Nikki has also directed music videos for musical artists such as Ogreta.

Producer

Ella May Sahlman, Phoebe Mandel

Writer

Nikki Mezaros

Cinematographer

Liz Charly

Cast

Miya Folick
Paula Andrea Placido
Penny O’Brien
Mike Liebenson

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