Two friends tackle life’s twists from the (dis)comfort of their local park bench.
About Park Bench
Two lifelong friends, Sim and Jules, find refuge in the comfort of each other’s company and their local hangout: a park bench. Alongside their banter, they offer each other support and the occasional well-placed motivational kick in the backside. As their secrets slowly bubble to the surface, Sim and Jules must find the courage, honesty, and strength to fight for their friendship. Park Bench is a humorous and heartfelt slice-of-life story that explores the ways we listen, misunderstand, support, and ultimately, accept each other.
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Motivation
This film exists because stories like this rarely do.
Park Bench warmly explores what friendship means. At its heart, it is a story about love and laughter. About how life cannot be a perfect fairytale, how we’re left guessing, but also about how much better it all is when you face the various bumps in the road with someone else.
This tale challenges the default narrative that places romance at the center of male-female friendships. Jules and Sim simply exist as they are—messy, funny, thoughtful, and entirely platonic.
More than anything, this is a personal film. It grew from scraps of my own experiences, conversations, and questions I’ve wrestled with. The realization that people experience and desire intimacy in different ways, and that treating “the standard” desires as a default makes other orientations invisible, also tinted this project. Seeing yourself reflected in stories can bring so much clarity and comfort. And, honestly? I’m making this because I love it. It’s open, authentic, and definitely playful.
Here’s to movies that feel like a warm hug on a chilly evening.
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