When dancer Elena meets sign language interpreter Dovydas their instant connection bodes well for a romantic relationship. But when Doyvdas reveals he’s asexual, their dynamic changes as both try to find a way to be together while fulfilling their respective needs.

Marija Kavtaradzė won Best Director at Sundance with this tender, nuanced film, shot on sensuous 16mm. Attuned to the tentative movements of its magnetic performers, Slow is a different kind of love story—one that unravels sex from intimacy and hazards a newly passionate picture of attraction.