The Love Files
Two young classmates with opposing beliefs about romance spend one night debating the true meaning of love, risking their vulnerabilities through explorations of seven different forms of love before their assignment is due.
A jazz-driven deep dive into modern love…
- "Young Love" -
- "Young Love" -
Filled with all the ignorance and fun of first times…
…including the grandeur and simplicity of a first crush. <3
- "Brotherly Love" -
- "Brotherly Love" -
That teenage brother kinda love…
…you know? That I like this girl, but she got someone, and my momma said stop-running-up-her-house-phone-bill kinda love? That “broooo, you be aight” type love.
- "A Christ Love" -
- "A Christ Love" -
The all-encompassing, everlasting, love of our Father up above, featuring one of His Children…
- "A Mother's Love" -
- "A Mother's Love" -
Because momma knows best! Even in her busy state, she will always find time to share words of wisdom and kiss little you on the cheek…
- "A Generational Love" -
- "A Generational Love" -
The first apartment, first *real* relationship, first of forever, type love…
- "A ??? Love" -
- "A ??? Love" -
For the audience to decide, will our lovers who are friends who love-each-other but haven’t said it be end game?
The Love Files
A Coming Of Age Drama Created By
Palmer Williams III
Palmer Williams III is an Atlanta-based filmmaker whose narrative short films weave identity, culture, and faith-driven undertones into coming-of-age black perspectives. With a poetic touch and world-building elements, his storytelling creates space for both reflection and resonance.
His work has been featured in Rolling Stones Africa, in addition to being a recipient of the Best Fiction Film award at Georgia State University. Williams continues to shape work that explores resilience, purpose, and the layered experiences of black life through a lens that is casual, confident, and spiritually rooted.
About Palmer
Director’s Reel
About This Film
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Palmer stands as
Creator & Writer
Director
Executive Producer
of the Love Files.
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I am making this film to call attention to the word love and how it is used in our day-to-day lives. I want people to watch this film and start a conversation with those close to them. “Are we truly living out the word love instead of just saying it?” This hyperfictional reality showcased in this short film will give us, as the viewers, laughs, evoke a feeling of nostalgia, and help spark revelation. The film will be a form of escapism that will give food for thought to the viewer and hopefully shift our thought process on the word love from a more surface level to a deeper understanding.
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Today, relationships have been reduced to social media. Our standards of what love is have been substantially blurred. Our goal is to have a conversation that sparks or even inspires a new generation to truly seek out what love means to them. If we, as the next generation, do not raise the bar on the definition of love, then the next generation will not protect it.
A Jazzy Take on Love Produced By
Tyla Harris
Tyla Harris is an Afro-Carribean Latina born, raised, and creatively crafted in Atlanta, GA. Tyla is a multi-hyphenate, whose artistry spans over film, television, and theatre acting, improvisation, and coaching; classical, modern, and majorette dancing; poetry, creative writing, and song; and producing film. The Christian creative is most-notably recognized for her decade of work as an actress onscreen in commercial, television, and film, starring in various projects such as “For Life” (ABC), “Six” (History), “Tales” (BET), “Fantasy Football” (Nickelodeon), “Coins for Christmas” (BET), and more. With a Bachelors in Political Science (concentration in International Affairs), Tyla focuses her artistry on community-driven projects, producing, writing, and directing entertainment aimed at uplifting society while pushing the conversation on sociopolitical implications. TylaHarris.com - IMdB
“Love is a ever-flowing blessing revealing to us the very kindness of God. I am extremely excited to be apart of such a refreshing project.”
Marquise Jones
With a background in producing, directing, writing, and editing, Marquise Jones has been telling stories for a long time. He started when he was in grade school, submitting films for an annual state competition, placing every year he submitted. Now he has credits from student to industry level projects, a director and producer of Music Videos and Short Films, an editor on a TUBI HBCU Vampire Drama, and a freelance editor for Netflix.
“This is Marquise’s quote.”
This project is so ______
Inspiring. Beautiful. Refreshing. Lovely. Nice. Cooooooooooooool.
What’s the plan? How can I be apart?
We are so glad you asked…
The Grand Plan
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Two young classmates with different beliefs about romance spend one night debating the true meaning of love, risking their vulnerabilities through explorations of seven different forms of love before their assignment is due.
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Each love story will unfold in our characters' minds. Their thoughts and memories will be expressed through cinematic lighting and composition choices that resemble shows such as Euphoria and Moonlight. In addition, we will expand upon the nostalgic stories with vibrant colors that can only exist in a dream.
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This film has a mid budget of $75,000, which will allow for the equipment, cast, and on-camera world-building needed to make this vision come to life. This also includes event marketing and immersive pop-up experiences for the film itself and film festival fees, so that our audience will know about the film’s release.
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Social media teasers, pre-releases (scenes from the film with release date), press run on podcasts to announce the release date and the premise of the film, in-person premiere the day before distribution, original soundtrack from artists with built-in fanbases, and an original fashion collection in collaboration with a popular local fashion designer (who has an audience of over 125k followers).
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Film festival runs from Cannes to Tribeca, ABFF, ATLFF, Bronzelens, and Martha’s Vineyard.
Digital release through Apple TV and or Tubi.
Love this idea, love the project, would love to be a sponsor… one question though. Why is the turn-around time so soon?
The need for fresh, new black stories with “sumn ta say”. : With stories on the rise having fresh perspectives of black voices such as 2 Chainz and Omar Epps short film “Red Clay” (ABFF) , there is an increasing demand of indie films and short-form content that is refreshing in its’ take. Need proof? Just take a look here at Politickin’ , a short film directed/produced by our own director Palmer Williams, written/produced by our very own producer Tyla Harris, and graphic designed by our other producer Marquise Jones… a short film that garnered over 400k views in less than four days, championed by different conglomerates within the film industry.
The Film Festival Run we’d love to submit to. With a story as fly and fresh as “The Love Files”, we would love to film and submit to notable film festivals such as ABFF, Cannes, Martha’s Vineyard, Sundance, and SxSW. We are confident that we will place in multiple film festivals, and we have a wonderful team of young creatives who have already previously been honored and presented at different festivals.
The Love Trend is extremely popular right now! With many industry heads planning to film romance comedies and romantic films within the new year, we would love to secure our spot with Palmer’s creation that has been brewing for quite a while.
Trust us, there’s no rushing the process of love, and we are experts at making dreams of all sizes comes to fruition.
Join us in solidifying a fresh stance on love in life.
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