Unlovable

Unlovable (2018)

A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.

Date of release
2018-11-01
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Director
Suzi Yoonessi

Casting

Interesting facts

Unlovable is a 2018 American comedy-drama musical film directed by Suzi Yoonessi, and written by and starring Charlene deGuzman. The film tells the story of Joy, a Filipino-American woman, her struggle with sex and love addiction, and her recovery through music and platonic friendship. The film also stars John Hawkes and Melissa Leo, and is co-written by Sarah Adina Smith and Mark Duplass. The film was produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and distributed by Orion Classics. The film premiered at SXSW and received special jury recognition for the LUNA Gamechanger Award.

Background

In an L.A. Times interview, deGuzman disclosed that she contacted Mark Duplass via Twitter DM about the initial script for Unlovable, which she first wrote as a pilot 30 days into a 12-step program for sex and love addiction. Duplass described her as "writing at the funeral, basically. It was all alive, and it was a learning process."

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