ABOUT THE FILM

LOGLINE

Hanna leaves her family behind to go to the city of her dreams, San Francisco. At a party, she meets the professional dominatrix Chloe and the escort Cyd and they embark on a self-fulfilling journey together.

LONG SYNOPSIS

Hanna leaves her family and her girlfriend behind to go to San Francisco. She dreams of exploring her sexuality way beyond what is possible in her small Swedish hometown. At a party in San Francisco she gets to know two experienced sex workers: Chloe, a professional domina with dreams of a better life and Cyd, a playful and shameless escort, selling sex to gay men.

Together with them Hanna embarks on a journey. For the first time in her life she starts to feel like she could belong somewhere. But staying in San Francisco is expensive. To be able to remain in the city Hannah wants to try sex work herself and starts working with Chloe.

Chloe and Cyd are at a different part of their journey, wanting to create more stable lives for themselves in a city that is rapidly gentrifying. There are both ups and downs to sex work for all of them and while Hanna is beginning to live the life she’s been dreaming of, there is something looming at the horizon.

Hanna’s new way of life doesn’t align with the values of her loved ones back in Sweden. But maybe her girlfriend will understand Hanna’s choices better after she comes to visit? And maybe if Hanna dares to be open to her parents they would actually become closer?

Writer & Director Tove Pils

Producers Mia Engberg, Melissa Lindgren

Editor Andreas Jonsson Hay

Music Kent Olofsson, Nina Jeppsson

FESTIVALS
2023: Göteborg (World Premiere), CPH:DOX (International Premiere)

AWARDS
Dragon Award (Göteborg), Special Envoy Rainbow Award for Best Documentary (Lovers Torino)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download