‘Robe of Gems’ Director Natalia López Gallardo Re-Teams With Producer Fernanda de la Peza on ‘Only Love Exists’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Jamie Lang Acclaimed Mexican editor-turned-director Natalia López Gallardo, whose directorial debut feature “Robe of Gems” won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the Berlinale in 2022, is currently developing her second feature, “Only Love Exists.” The contemporary drama about intertwining digital and real lives will pitch in the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival. “Only Love Exists” is the story of Teresa, a medical assistant who cares for patients in her work and engages with the fears and desires of others on the internet.

Over time, the virtual world starts to encroach into her real life as Teresa indulges more and more in her own desires somewhere on the border of the two dimensions.

After a brush with death, Teresa becomes more acutely aware of the physical world around her, where beauty and oppression coexist, the synopsis says.

Through the act of caring for a friend, Teresa begins a journey of salvation. López also wrote the film’s screenplay and will produce alongside her “Robe of Gems” producer Fernanda de la Peza (“The Untamed,” “The Hole in the Fence”.