This uplifting SXSW Grand Jury Award winner will have you hitting ‘like’ with its tale of a pining daughter and the man who is not her father connecting online and IRL.

Lily Trevino, now 25, has had a lifetime of shouldering the blame for her mother abandoning her when she was four. The aspersions are largely heaped on her by her no-good father Bob, who himself deserted her after insisting she was cramping his bachelor style. After she then breaks up with her also-no-good boyfriend, who accidentally reveals by SMS that he’s been cheating, a floundering Lily decides to try to reconnect with her dad. But when she Facebook-friends another Bob altogether, he might just prove to be the better father figure, anyway.

Loosely based on the real-life experiences of writer/director Tracie Laymon (Girls! Girls! Girls!), this bittersweet story of lost souls forming a lasting bond nabbed an Audience Award alongside its top-prize win at SXSW. Anchored on an irrepressible chemistry between rising star Barbie Ferreira (Nope; Euphoria) and an ever-charismatic John Leguizamo – who portray, in turn, an irrepressible but guarded desire to love and be loved, and a quiet wariness that betrays being let down by life – Bob Trevino Likes It will appeal to anyone who’s been burnt and healed from the unpredictable wave of family drama.

“Like its heroine, the comedy can be bright and bouncy and frequently funny. But also like her, it’s secretly a tearjerker … Draws its emotional power not from watching its characters break, but from letting them start to heal.” – Hollywood Reporter

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Director Tracie Laymon is a guest of the festival and will be in attendance at both sessions of the film.