Processing a traumatic breakup, Sophie searches for love in this modern romance told through sex, sock puppets, and dating multiple men with the same name.
Growing up, whenever I'd have a bad day, I would run home after school and turn on a rom-com. Whether it was MADE OF HONOR, 13 GOING ON 30, or even FATHER OF THE BRIDE -- so many of these genre films romanticized a life I always wanted. The choices were always the same: her career vs her lover, her family vs her fiancee, and my personal favorite, Mr. Right vs. Mr. Wrong. She always changes, settling her expectations for love. She always ends up with the same heteronormative lover. And in these movies, that means she always wins.
THE FOUR DANIELS started off as a joke between Jack McLain (producer) and I -- what if we made a romantic comedy where, instead of the girl having to choose which man she wanted, she explored ALL of her options? At the time of writing THE FOUR DANIELS, I was unemployed, confused, trying to find answers at the height of the Pandemic. I wanted to imagine a world where choices still existed, where the world had never stopped spinning. I was scared, but through it all, I had THE FOUR DANIELS to keep me going.
What started off as a silly romantic comedy turned into a way to process my grief, my trauma, and my love for the craft of filmmaking. Now that we’re on the other side of the Pandemic, anything feels possible. This film was the first dip into what my style has evolved into -- stories of queer love, hyper-colorful to represent the beautiful world around us, and at times, a direct rip-off of Gregg Araki.
I hope that THE FOUR DANIELS serves as a reminder of the divinity of self-love and an empowering statement on sex and sexuality in the 21st century. It's a film my cast, crew and I poured our hearts and souls into, and it's turned into a punk-rock feminist reminder of the power we have within ourselves. Most importantly though, The Four Daniels is loud and clear about one thing: at the end of the day, we will be loved, and eventually, we will be okay. Thank you for listening.
cast
LORI KOVACEVICH as sophie
ANDREW STITT KING as adam
RANDY McGILVARY as daniel 1
ORLANDO JAMES as daniel 2
OMAR LEWIS as daniel 3
crew
written and directed by L.C. HENDERSON
director of photography CHICO D. MEJIA
production designer BEATRIZ CARRENO CORIANO
original score by REED TRACY
1st assistant cameraman MICHAEL MUSSELMAN
sound mixer THOMAS DEMOPOULOS