My Love Affair With Marriage
Available screening types
Virtual
In-person
Available until
Jan 01, 2026
Speakers Available
Available in
United States of America, Canada
Brought to you by
The Marriage Project
About the film
From Signe Baumane, director of "Rocks in My Pockets", comes a new award-winning animated feature about a spirited young woman determined to find love in the bewildering world. "My Love Affair With Marriage" follows Zelma on her 23-year quest for perfect love and lasting marriage set against a backdrop of historic events in Eastern Europe. Told from a woman’s point of view, the film blends historical, biological, societal, and emotional arcs with a lively sense of humor and musical numbers. This animated film for adults tackles the issues of love, gender norms, domestic violence, fantasies and toxic relationships to propel a woman's journey toward independence and liberation.
Genre
Animation
Runtime
1h 48m
Released
2022
Cast
Dagmara Dominczyk, Michele Pawk, Trio Limonāde, Cameron Monaghan, Stephen Lang, Matthew Modine
Awards & recognition
Tribeca Festival
Premiere, in Competition, Nomination
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Jury Distinction for a Feature Film
World Festival of Animated Film, Animafest Zagreb
Grand Prix for Best Animated Feature
Anifilm, International Festival of Animated Films
Best Feature Film
Fredrikstad Animation Festival
Best Feature Film
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival
Grand Prix for Feature Films
Aswan International Women Film Festival
Best Screenplay, Egyptian Film Critics Association Best Film Award
Viborg Animation Festival
Best Feature Film
Woodstock Film Festival
Excellence in Narrative Directing Award
European Film Awards
Nomination: Best European Animated Feature Film
What people are saying
‘"Written and directed with wild imagination... It’s a moody, unpredictable tale of love and loss, stuffed with vivid metaphors, Soviet period detail and pedagogical sequences about the physiology of love. The glue holding these disparate pieces together is the film’s gloriously tactile aesthetic... it is remarkably beautiful."‘
Natalia Winkelman
‘"The nine years between Baumane’s first feature and this one speak to the work involved in making a non-CG animated film, and the fundraising needed when operating outside the studio system (the credits thank 1,685 individual backers). With its fine mix of dark humor, healthy anger and self-compassion, this portrait of the artist as a young woman is the work of an inspired filmmaker, and it was worth the wait."‘
Sheri Linden
‘"Latvian filmmaker Signe Baumane quietly delivered one of the best female resistance films of the year — and it's animated... My Love Affair With Marriage is an exuberant and complex movie about the journey to female rebellion."‘
Candice Frederick
‘"A joyfully exuberant piece of work that manages to conduct some serious examination of human behavior whilst always being nothing less than gloriously entertaining. Many of its themes of gender, identity and conformity also seem incredibly timely."‘
Laurence Boyce
‘"This film is something special. It's unafraid to reveal our innermost thoughts, fears, hopes, regrets, mistakes, and dreams. It celebrates unfiltered authenticity with clever writing and delightful visuals. It's an outstanding feminist film that will undoubtedly win over audiences everywhere."‘
Liz Whittemore
‘"Right from the start, Signe Baumane's animation proves it has earned a place in the hallowed halls of raw storytelling. Rough, storybook-sketched 2D characters are layered on top of highly texturized stop-motion backgrounds, detailing every paint stroke, scrape, sometimes even mold spore. And the imagery is just the start."‘
Victoria Davis