Jay Jonroy has clearly put his passion where his camera is.
Even though he is personally affected by some of the events his characters go through, he doesn't beat you over the head with the darker sides of life and how humans can be so horrible to each other.
The acting is great. Though some of the characters can seem ridiculous, it helps make the whole situation more palatable. Aren't our prejudices and misunderstandings of each other usually ridiculous anyway? ( I mean, can't we all just get along?) ;o) I saw this movie at the Avignon Film Festival at Hunter College, and my cousin was visiting. She is living in Israel and is dating a man who is Israeli, but whose mother is Kurdish. We laughed and cried together at the travails David and Layla must go through when dealing with their families. You might too.
Essentially, this can be described as a sweet, yet rough around the edges, and real, romantic comedy-drama! The soundtrack alone is worth the ticket! I hope Jay gets a distributor soon!
This film is like 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' meets 'Romeo and Juliet' meets CNN--For grownups!
