Ella Bothner-By

Ella Bothner-By’s got her name attached to “Dreams (Sex Love)” from 2024, which is honestly a wild ride of a film. It’s not your classic romance, not even close—more like a deep dive into all the messy, raw, sometimes beautiful, sometimes awkward chaos that comes with figuring out what love and sex actually mean. The story follows these characters who are just stumbling through life, making mistakes, hooking up, breaking up, dreaming big, and then crashing straight into reality. There’s this sense that everyone’s searching for something, but nobody’s totally sure what that something is—connection, validation, a little bit of magic, a sense of being seen. It’s got late-night conversations that go way too deep, parties where the vibe flips from electric to uncomfortable in a heartbeat, and a lot of moments where people are just painfully honest with each other. The film doesn’t shy away from the awkward bits, either—the stuff people usually keep hidden. Instead, it leans right in. There’s humor, but it’s the kind that stings a bit because it’s so real. Ultimately, “Dreams (Sex Love)” isn’t about tying things up neatly. It’s about the confusion, the hope, the messiness of wanting something more, and the weird ways people try to get there. Just real, flawed humans, trying to connect in a world that doesn’t always make it easy. Ella Bothner-By brings this raw, vulnerable energy that makes it all hit a little harder.