Love Is Love Productions makes films to create more visibility for the stories, issues and challenges of all women, the LBGTQ+ community, and people with disabilities.
Filmmaker, writer, director of the short film, RETREAT (two women rekindle their friendship, and maybe more, at a retreat, only to find they are connected by a recent tragedy) is dedicated to The Trevor Project, a national foundation for suicide prevention for LGBTQ teens. Mari's first film, THE SIBLING RULE (two mothers fake a gay marriage in order to keep their kids in the same school together, but complications arise when the marriage becomes real) was a winner of multiple film festivals and screenplay awards. A graduate with honors from Rhode Island School of Design, Mari is also an author of a trilogy of novels: Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer, Camptown Ladies, 80% Done With Straight Girls, published by Bywater Books and winner of a Golden Crown Literary award. Mari's 4th novel, Liddy-Jean Marketing Queen, was released in 2024 and features a main character, Liddy-Jean, with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities who sets out to change the lives of everyone around her, including two women she decides should be together.
  • Writer (7 Credits)
    Greetings From Jamaica (Feature script)
    Screenplay
    RETREAT screenplay
    Screenplay
    The Sibling Rule (Feature Script)
    Screenplay
    The Sibling Rule (short script)
    Short Script
    RETREAT (short film)2025
    Short
    The Sibling Rule (Film: Mari's Vimeo)2023
    Feature, Short
    THE SIBLING RULE (Film: on Loren's Vimeo)2023
    Feature, Short
  • Producer (4 Credits)
    RETREAT screenplay
    Screenplay
    RETREAT (short film)2025
    Short
    The Sibling Rule (Film: Mari's Vimeo)2023
    Feature, Short
    THE SIBLING RULE (Film: on Loren's Vimeo)2023
    Feature, Short
  • Director (4 Credits)
    RETREAT screenplay
    Screenplay
    RETREAT (short film)2025
    Short
    The Sibling Rule (Film: Mari's Vimeo)2023
    Feature, Short
    THE SIBLING RULE (Film: on Loren's Vimeo)2023
    Feature, Short
Best Feature Screenplay
RETREAT screenplay
SENE Screenwriting Contest
Rhode Island, USA
2023
Best Screenplay Short
RETREAT screenplay
SENE Screenwriting Contest
Rhode Island, USA
2023
Winner Best Film
RETREAT screenplay
LGBTQ Uubordered International Film Festival
2023
Winner Best LGBTQ
RETREAT screenplay
Liverpool Indie Awards / LIA
Liverpool, England
2023
Best Short Screenplay
RETREAT screenplay
Her Vision Film Festival
NewYork, NY USA
2023
Best Woman Short
RETREAT screenplay
Independant Short Awards
2023
Winner Best Romantic Comedy screenplay
RETREAT screenplay
Los Angles Film Awards
Los Angeles, CA USA
2023
Best LGBTQ Screenplay
RETREAT screenplay
New York Script Awards
NewYork, NY USA
2023
Winner Best LGBTQ film
RETREAT screenplay
Sydney World Fest
Sydney, Austrailia
2023
Winner Best LGBTQ short film
RETREAT screenplay
Independant Short Awards
First place tie
The Sibling Rule (short script)
Woods Hole Screenplay Contest
Woods Hole, MA USA
Finalist
The Sibling Rule (Feature Script)
Finalist, Flickers RI Film Festival
RI
College
Rhode Island School of Design
Illustration and Animation
19841988
Gender
Female
Don't wait until you feel ready to do something important.
- Amy Poehler
Love Is Love Productions makes films to create more visibility for the stories, issues and challenges of all women, the LBGTQ+ community, and people with disabilities.
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