Taking the Grand Jury Documentary Prize at Sundance 2017, Dina is a charming, quirky and unconventional love-story between two eccentric souls that will resonate with all audiences.

COMPLETED

Filmmakers: Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 mins
Year: 2017
Format: HD

STORY

Dina and Scott are moving in together and getting married. Having grown up neurologically diverse in a world blind to the value of their experience, the two are head-over-heels for one another, but shacking up poses new challenges for both. Scott is uncomfortable with physical intimacy, while Dina wants to share with him all she’s learned about sensual desire from books, TV shows, and her previous marriage. Her increasingly creative forays to draw Scott close keep hitting roadblocks—exposing anxieties, insecurities, and communication difficulties while they strive to reconcile their conflicting approaches to romance and intimacy.

PRESS

"We need films like this" - IndieWire

"Dina doesn't feel like other nonfiction films" - Variety

"Magical" - Vogue

"The most beautiful romance at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival" - Salt Lake Tribune

"A fascinating love story" - The Wrap

DIRECTOR

Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini’s first film, Mala Mala, won an Audience Award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed theatrically by Strand Releasing in the summer of 2015. Together they run El Peligro LLC, their production company in New York. The directing duo was honored in 2015 by Out magazine's 100 list of influential people and was recently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the outstanding documentary category.