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Amor en toda la cara (Love in your Face)

Face Love is a groundbreaking bilingual romantic comedy produced in a parallel production one in English (Face Love) and one in Spanish (Amor en toda la cara). Filmed across Los Angeles, Madrid, London, and Tijuana, the feature captures the global absurdity of love, distance, and connection in the digital age.

The story follows Daniel, a Brit-Spaniard living in L.A., who travels to Madrid to renew his visa—just as a global pandemic shuts down borders. Stuck 5,900 miles away from his new girlfriend, Ana (Mexican-American), he must navigate bureaucracy, culture shock, and long-distance heartbreak as he scrambles to get back to her… one glitchy video call at a time.

Inspired by the award-winning short Hold for Applause (27 awards, 100+ festivals, acquired by Canal+ France, Movistar Plus Spain, and Amazon Prime US), Face Love builds on that international success with bold cinematic storytelling and heartfelt humor. Shot entirely as simulated video calls, this unique feature turns screens into stages and glitches into emotional landscapes blending comedy, romance, and tech in ways both timely and timeless.

The film is written, directed, and performed by Gerald Fillmore (actor and creator known for the hit Netflix series Death Inc.). With a distinct blend of international sensibility and comic insight, Face Love marks Fillmore’s feature debut as a director.

  • Gerald Fillmore
    Director
    For Pete's Sake, Hold For Applause, Regreso Al Armario
  • Gerald Fillmore
    Writer
    Pequeñas Coincidencias, Tequila Repasado, For Pete's Sake
  • Jorge Alonso
    Producer
    Camino de la Suerte
  • Victor Corrales
    Producer
    Camino de la Suerte
  • Gerald Fillmore
    Producer
    For Pete's Sake, Hold For Applause, Regreso Al Armario
  • Horacio Alcala
    Producer
  • Andres Sanchez
    Producer
  • Gerald Fillmore
    Key Cast
    "Danny"
    Muertos SL, Reyes de la Noche, Historias Lamentables
  • Vanessa Benavente
    Key Cast
    "Ana"
    The Chosen, Griselda
  • Tito Valverde
    Key Cast
    "Félix"
    El Comisario, Camino de la Suerte
  • William Miller
    Key Cast
    "Victor"
    Cuéntame, Isabel, Warrior Nun
  • Mela Green
    Key Cast
    "Carla"
    Seduction & Snacks
  • Carlos Santos
    Key Cast
    "Charlie"
    Primos, Gentefied
  • Beau Bowker
    Key Cast
    "Brian"
    For Pete's Sake
  • Laura Patalano
    Key Cast
    "María"
    This Fool, Gentefied
  • Rafa Sigler
    Key Cast
    "Joaquín"
    Gentefied, Dora
  • Julia Vera
    Key Cast
    "Joséfina"
    This Fool, The Little Things
  • Tania Watson
    Key Cast
    "Sarah"
    Hotel Cocaine, Now and Then
  • Nansi Nsue
    Key Cast
    "Kathy"
    The Mallorca Files, Las Largas Sombras
  • Amy Lyndon
    Key Cast
    Law and Order, NCIS
  • Markos Keyto
    Production Design
    El Club de los Lectores Criminales, The Ritual Killer
  • Marce Andino
    Music Composer
    Latin Grammy Nominee
  • Nico Raggi
    Director of Photography
  • Oscar Morillas
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Amor En Toda La Cara
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Romance, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 35 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 20, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, Spain, United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, iPhone, Filmicpro
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival Caostica
    Bilbao
    Spain
    June 17, 2024
    Vasque Premiere
    Película Inaugural
  • Festival Tashort
    Barcelona
    Spain
    June 27, 2024
    Catalan Premiere
    Selección Inauguración
  • Premis Cinema Costa Brava
    Gerona
    Spain
    July 13, 2024
    Premio Mejor Produccion, Premio Mejor Actriz de Reparto
  • Festival de Cine de Comedia de Tarazona
    Tarazona
    Spain
    August 10, 2024
    Official Selection Opening Film
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Sambain Baucogna
    Tangier
    Morocco
    July 30, 2024
    Best Spanish Feature Film
  • Festival Villa de Ayerbe
    Villa de Ayerbe
    Spain
    August 18, 2024
    Pelicula de Clausura
  • RiR Comedy Festival
    Ourense
    Spain
    September 6, 2024
    Filme de Exhibicion
  • Valencia Indie Film Festival
    Valencia
    Spain
    July 17, 2024
    Official Selection
  • BARCIFF
    Barcelona
    Spain
    July 2, 2024
    Official Selection
  • El Ojo Cojo International Film Festival

    Spain
    September 12, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Stuffmx Film Festival
    Mexico city
    Mexico
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Sky Showtime
    Distributor
    Country: Spain
    Rights: Video on Demand
Director Biography - Gerald Fillmore

Gerald Barry Fillmore-García is a Spanish-British-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and performer based in Los Angeles. His 2024 SkyShowtime Original film Amor en toda la cara, which he wrote, directed, and starred in, along with his three most recent short films (Hold For Applause, For Pete’s Sake, and Back to the Closet), have earned over 100 international awards and have been selected by more than 300 film festivals worldwide.

Gerald is known for his work on hit TV series including Netflix’s Death Inc (Muertos SL), HBO Max’s When Nobody Sees Us and Poor Devil, Movistar Plus’ Reyes de la Noche, the primetime sitcom Gym Tony, where he was both a lead actor and writer for five seasons, and Amazon Prime Video’s Little Coincidences, where he co-wrote and starred across three seasons alongside Javier Veiga.

He was also a writer, director, producer, and actor in John Leguizamo’s NGL sketch comedy show EOP Comedy, and co-wrote the Sony Pictures film Tequila Repasado. As an actor, he has appeared in films such as The Footballest franchise by Miguel Ángel Lamata, Unfortunate Stories by Goya Award-winning director Javier Fesser, and What Lucía Saw by Goya Award-winning director Imanol Uribe.

On stage, Gerald has performed with the Spanish National Theatre and his own company, The Sinflow, earning accolades including Best Play, Best Writer, and Best Director at Los Angeles’ Brisk Festival of International Theater.

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Director Statement

In March 2020, I traveled with my family from Los Angeles to Madrid for work. When the pandemic began, we suddenly found ourselves stranded there, just like the protagonist of our story. During lockdown, my friend Vanessa, our lead actress, asked me to write a scene for an audition in LA. That scene became Hold for Applause, a short film that was selected in more than one hundred festivals worldwide and received 27 awards. Four years later, that short has grown into this movie: Face Love.

A fast-paced romantic comedy in the middle of a global crisis, told entirely through video calls, with an amazing cast, filmed in bilingual parallel production across four countries, and shot on a smartphone. The film explores, with humor, what makes us human versus social beings: the technology that connects and distances us, and the way our generation relates to one another. In a world where it can feel as if we consume relationships and binge people like a series, a relationship lived through a screen in a dystopian reality can sometimes feel more real than anything else.