A sexy, wildly funny, emotional rollercoaster about... a mother-daughter trip.
HONEYJOON
A sexy, darkly funny, life-affirming movie.
Lela and her sensual daughter June take a trip to the romantic Azores after their major loss — with opposite ideas about why they’re there, how to grieve, and June’s tiny bikini. Between honeymooners, Woman Life Freedom, and their hot philosophical-surfer tour guide João, they find each other… coming back to life.
Lilian T. Mehrel is an award-winning writer & director with a visionary sense of feeling and humor.
She is the winner of the Tribeca AT&T Untold Stories Award for her debut feature, Honeyjoon, which premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. Lilian’s films have also premiered at Clermont-Ferrand and the AmPav Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes. She was selected for the SFFILM Rainin Grant 2025, the TorinoFilmLab ComedyLab, Film Independent Episodic Lab, Sloan Episodic Award, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, Geri Ashur Screenwriting Award, CineQuaNonLab, TFI Labs with YouTube/Google and Warner Media, and the Sony Pictures Classics / Marcie Bloom Fellowship.
Lilian takes audiences for a ride with her stunning swirl of comedic and emotional cinema. She earned her MFA from NYU Tisch Grad Film with a PDS Fellowship, and her BA from Dartmouth with a Senior Fellowship. She has been featured in Variety, Vogue, The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire, Cinecittà, and The New York Times. She also enjoys hip hop dance.
World Premiere - Tribeca Festival 2025
Tribeca AT&T 2024 - Untold Stories Award
Tribeca 2025 - Top 3 Audience Award
SFFILM 2025 - SFFILM Rainin Grant
Actor - Ayden Mayeri
Actor - Amira Casar
Actor - José Condessa
