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"Something far more complicated than boy-meets-girl." – Flavorwire

Love bewitches, bewilders, baffles and binds in these six short films united by the power of passion. Hopping between continents, subjects, styles and moods, Madly takes a whirlwind tour of affection, romance and sexual experimentation, aka human connection in all its forms.

From the problems of parenthood to the struggles of coming out, no amorous stone is left unturned, including underground sex clubs, ghosts of boyfriends past and the intricacies of pubic grooming. Combining the filmmaking talents of Mia Wasikowska (Tim Winton's The Turning, MIFF 2013), Anurag Kashyap (Ugly, MIFF 2013), Sion Sono (Why Don't You Play in Hell?, MIFF 2014), Gael García Bernal and MIFF 2015 guest Sebastian Silva, as well as Bat for Lashes' singer/songwriter Natasha Khan, debuting as a director, the eclectic anthology effort proves as intricate and multifaceted – and as dark, deep, crazy and kinky – as the emotion at its core.

Best Actress award winner (for Radhika Apte in Anurag Kashyap's Clean Shaven) in an International Narrative Feature at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.

"Eclectically strange and selective … the beguiling confluence of voices results in a refreshingly unpredictable experience." – Indiewire