Synopsis

Winner of Best First Feature at Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival 2021, Nominated Best Feature Film at Berlin International Film Festival 2021, winner of Audience Award at Provincetown International Film Festival 2021, winner of Audience Award at SXSW Film Festival 2021

Can you connect with a stranger over Zoom? When Adam’s husband surprises him with weekly Spanish lessons, he's unsure about where or how this new element will fit into his already structured life. But when tragedy strikes, his Spanish teacher, Cariño, becomes a lifeline he didn’t know he needed. Adam develops an unexpected and complicated emotional bond with Cariño—but do you really know someone just because you’ve experienced a traumatic moment with them? Bittersweet, honest, and at times darkly funny, Language Lessons is a disarmingly moving exploration oflove.