“A Universal Love Story”- Sci-Fi Drama/10min/Esperanto/2017

written & directed by Natalie MacMahon

"In a distant future dominated by self-absorption, 'A Universal Love Story' explores the quest for human connection.

This sci-fi experimental drama in Esperanto delves into the challenge of finding love in an impersonal world. As the memory of love endures, hope arises for a chance at rekindling it, sometimes requiring a miraculous intervention from another universe to ignite a revolution."

“A Universal Love Story” presented by GERMAN FILMS QUARTERLY:

https://www.germanfilmsquarterly.de/short1_17_5.html

“A Universal Love Story” will be available on the the number one European streaming platform SOONER this spring!

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Interview about the film:
http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-videos/2017/9/11/a-universal-love-story

Review of the film- "Largo Film Awards":

Many things in human relationships seem strange and
alien. Alien is a keyword here, explored by Natalie MacMahon in a very inspired and creative way. There is nothing more strange than finding love where it wasn’t before or seeing it fade and disappear knowing how deep it was in the beginning.

From complete happiness to utter despair, "A Universal Love Story" reflects on the way these situations develop in a fictional setting still being developed: the future and its aesthetics, here seen in a very positive light. "A Universal Love Story" is different, is alive and is filled with hope. Romance can develop anywhere, and the beautiful future developed in the mind of MacMahon seems to be bright, social and positive, three things we should work hard to achieve by then.

Film Festivals:

Sydney Indie Film Festival 2017- World Premiere
Film Crash Film Festival 2017- American Premiere- BEST SHORT FILM AWARD
Braunschweig International Film Festival 2017- Germany premiere
Miami Independent Film Festival 2018
Oregon State International Film 2017
Cardiff International Film Festival 2017
Karlsruhe Short Film Festival 2017
Headline International Film Festival 2017- Award of Merit
Chellavision Short Film Festival 2017
Top Indie Film Awards 2017- Best Original Idea
Eintagsfliege Film Pop Up Festival Cologne 2018
Madeira Film Festival Madeira 2018
Tallahassee Film Festival Tallahassee 2018
Genre Celebration Film Festival 2018- Nomination Best Fantasy Short
Porto Femme International Film Festival 2018-BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT AWARD
Fotogramma d'Oro Film Festival 2018
Ibiza International Film Festival 2018
Newark Short Film Contest 2018
Chicago Independent Film Festival 2018
I Hella Love Shorts 2018- Finalist
Louisville International Film Festival 2018
9 Ladies Film Festival 2018
Mostra Livre de Cinema 2018
Dragonfly Film Fest 2018
Corti in Cortile 2018
Blow Up Arthouse Film Festival 2018
Cinque Terre International Film Festival 2018
Salto Independent Film Festival-Uruguay 2018
Luminaria Contemporary Arts Film Festival 2018
2018: Best Short Film- Silver Award- Spotlight Short Film Awards- for "A Universal Love Story"
Dumbo International Film Festival- NY- 2019
Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards 2019
Cinemi Cinema International Short Film Festival 2019
San Antonio Independent Film Festival 2019
Esto es para Esto Film Festival (Mexico) 2019
CINERGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Jelly Fest - Semi-Finalist
7 Colors Lagoon, Bacalar International Film Festival 2019
BIDEODROMO International Experimental Film and Video Festival 2019
Directed By Women Turkey 2019
Entretodos- Festival De Curtas E Direitos Humanos 2019
Lisbon Film Rendezvous 2019
Buenos Aires Film Festival 2019
Carcosa Film Festival 2019 (USA)
Life Screenings International Short Film Festival (USA) 2019
Malabo International Music & Film Festival 2019
FICMARC- Festival Internacional de Cine del Mar Caribe 2020
International Folklore Film Festival 2021

A Violent Noise

SCI- FI SHORT IN ESPERANTO/ 5MIN/ 2020

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY NATALIE MACMAHON

This is an unusual love story under even more unusual circumstances. After all: all we need is love.

In a world where real human voices can be downloaded onto a humanoid robot, there is no need to meet a partner in real life. But what if that relationship with your artificial partner seems so authentic that you end up falling in love, but the voice sample download is about to time out? Time to say goodbye?

"Perforta bruo"

En mondo, en kiu veraj homaj voĉoj povas elŝutiĝi en roboton, ne necesas renkonti partneron en reala vivo. Sed kion fari, se tiu rilato kun via homeca roboto ŝajnas tiom aŭtentika, ke vi enamiĝas, sed la elŝutita voĉspecimeno baldaŭ eksvalidiĝos? Ĉu la tempo por malsaluti?

FESTIVALS:

Romance Rules Film Festival 2020- Australia- WORLD PREMIERE

Deptford Cinema Film Festival 2020- London- UK Premiere

Alternative Film Festival (Canada) 2021- AWARD WINNER Best Writer

Lisbon Film Rendezvous 2021

Maple Summit Film Festival 2022