Lio Mehiel

After the Hunt

A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues, and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.

Tow

Amanda Ogle is a woman living in her aging Toyota Camry on the streets of Seattle. When her car is stolen and impounded, she’s thrust into a relentless legal battle against an indifferent system. What begins as a fight to reclaim her car evolves into a deeply human story of resilience, dignity, and the power of one woman’s voice in the face of systemic failure.

Dear Evan Hansen

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.

Jelly Bean

A portrait of Reyzl, a queer woman who is earnestly seeking romance on dating apps that she can not hack. Lacking any strategy to vet a perfect match, Reyzl decides to date whoever the algorithms choose. Catastrophe ensues when Reyzl's first online date turns out to be an appalling disappointment. When an unexpected opportunity for intimacy presents itself a second time, will Reyzl have the courage to open herself up and grasp it?

Perfect

During the worst drought on record, a wealthy pregnant woman living out an escapist fantasy falls in love with a younger woman starting her life over.

Entre Amigxs

In Entre Amigxs, co-directors Lío Mehiel and Robert Nachman spotlight five trans and gender expansive artists living in Mexico City, compiled from Super 8 footage, 16MM film, and camcorder clips of moments between friends. Translated as Between (queer) Friends, the film engages with the individual journeys that contribute to a sense of collective freedom, exploring a community forging a space for themselves outside the dominant paradigm – through art, community, queerness, and living beyond labels.

Houseplants

As a couple moves in together, full of hope and worry, their day is unexpectedly interrupted by the ghosts of former relationships.

Geranium

A queer couple takes to the bedroom to process a sexual assault through role play, until things fall apart when they forget their floral safe-word.