Award of Excellence – “Te Echo de Menos” (USA)

Title: Te Echo de Menos
Runtime: 17 min
Country: USA
Director: Yuki Yoshimatsu
Placement: Award of Excellence
Competition: March 31, 2018

Synopsis: Two young women in love, are forced to face the cruel realities of depression and the wreckage it brings, in order to answer the difficult question: is taking one’s life, or asking someone not to, selfish?

Struggling artist Daena Grey, and her girlfriend, Liora Guerra’s relationship is different. Not only must they face the many hardships of being in a relationship, but they must also fight another demon: Daena’s depression. As the two lovers try to fight for their relationship, Daena’s yearning to end it all grows. This causes Liora to struggle to keep Daena from suicide and harm, making her become overprotective. As they both struggle with their own selfishness, they soon face the cruel reality that love does indeed blind us, and sometimes the only way to truly love someone is by letting go.