Best Visual Effects, David Cole – “Dear Lilith, I Love You (Sweet Dreams)” (USA)

Title: Dear Lilith, I Love You (Sweet Dreams)
Runtime: 12 min
Country: USA
Director: David Cole
Placement: Award of Merit + Best Visual Effects (David Cole)
Competition: September, 2025

Synopsis: She was never the villain… only the first to refuse to kneel.

“Dear Lilith, I Love You” is a visual invocation of the Dark Divine Feminine — an unapologetic love letter to the First Woman: a primal force of wild beauty, sacred rebellion, and spiritual sovereignty.

This is not a video for the faint of heart. It is sensual, symbolic, and steeped in esoteric fire. Lilith is not here to be tamed — she is here to be remembered.

In a world that still fears women who walk in power, this piece reclaims the space where love, eros, shadow, and divinity intertwine. To honor Lilith is to honor every woman who dared to be more than the world allowed her to be.

This work is part of a larger mythic and spiritual project exploring duality, divine polarity, and the hidden light within sacred darkness.