Experiencing Interruptions?

You Will Find Love

Simon, a young adult author, unexpectedly reconnects with his high school friend, Gabriel. Their meeting forces Simon to uncover the truth of what led to their friendship diverging.

  • Matt Haller
    Director
    Trading Post (2022); Goodbye, Darren (2023); My Father (2023)
  • Matt Haller
    Writer
    Trading Post (2022); Goodbye, Darren (2023); My Father (2023)
  • Pranavi Davuluri
    Producer
    Good Enough (2024); We'll Meet Again (2024)
  • Henry Truitt Harshaw
    Key Cast
    "Simon"
    Down the Tunnel (2024); L'aura (director, 2024)
  • Simon Henriques
    Key Cast
    "Gabriel"
    The Grown-Ups (Nightdrive); The Annotated History of the American Muskrat (Nightdrive)
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Romance
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 2, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Matt Haller
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Millennium Film Workshop
    New York
    United States
    September 28, 2024
    North American Premiere
  • Connecticut LGBTQ+ Film Festival
    Hartford, CT
    United States
    June 22, 2025
    Connecticut
    Official Selection
  • Lift Off Global Network
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 7, 2024
    United Kingdom Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    November 5, 2024
    European Premiere
    Special Jury Prize: Creative Storytelling
  • New York Short Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    November 13, 2024
    New York Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Love Wins International Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    May 2, 2025
    Official Selection
  • MIRADA CORTA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    Mexico Premiere
    Semi-Finalist
Director Biography - Matt Haller

Matt Haller is a writer and filmmaker born in New Haven, CT. He has directed a number of short films, including Trading Post (2022), Burn Me Back (2024), and You Will Find Love (2024). He has also produced films like Closing Shift (dir. Erin De La Mota) and the upcoming Plush Carpet (dir. Riley James). Along with being a filmmaker, he is a published essayist and art curator, having worked with the Roxy Cinema in Tribeca, the Colloquium of Unpopular Culture at NYU, and soon the Millennium Film Workshop in Brooklyn.

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Director Statement

You Will Find Love is a love story but more so it's a story of regret and a story of fear of one's true feelings. Much of the film is based on my own life, and this is my most personal film yet. I've long held in my true feelings out of fear of reactions from others and the world as a whole. I've now broken free of those fears, but unfortunately they still haunt many others. I wrote Simon and Gabriel to represent two different stages of my life. Simon lives with regret, feeling his life is going nowhere is burdened by nostalgia for the past. This was me two years ago. Gabriel is me now. Someone who has found that whatever happened in the past has shaped me as the man I am today, someone who is very happy and content with life. This film is my way of fully understanding those feelings and moving on with my life in a fulfilled manner. I know that this story is one many other queer people such as myself have felt through their coming of age, and that is why I am excited to share this film with the world.