The Lover is a fiction film produced and directed by Mahmoud Shoolizadeh, that has participated in several international film festivals in 2016 and 2017. The film was mainly shot in St. Mary's, Georgia, and was screened at locations such as the historic Theater by the Trax in St Mary's Georgia, and the historic Sun Ray Cinema in Jacksonville Florida. Several news articles and online magazines describe the film's shooting and international film festival participation around the world. Plot "An old lover gentleman, Joe, goes to great lengths to set up his perfect wedding anniversary, but his plan is botched when his car won't start. Stranded and in a frenzy about ruining his special day, he reluctantly takes a ride from a good Samaritan, Bob who turns out to be an undercover police officer. Along the way, Joe portrays signs of anxiety and even confusion to the point that when Bob drops him off, he's a bit concerned. Joe enjoys the day with his lover, until our good Samaritan shows up at the door. Bob has had his car fixed and towed to the house as a gesture of kindness but Bob's the last one Joe wants to see at his door. What is he hiding? Bob is truly concerned, but his concern could turn Joe's whole life upside down!" International Film Festival Participations Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival, Waco, Texas, USA, February 2020 Lifft India Filmotsav World Cine Fest, Malavli Pune, India, December 2019 Helsinki Education Film Festival International, Helsinki, Finland, September 2019 Forwardian International Film Festival, Stroudburg, Pennsylvania, USA, September 2019 Branson International Film Festival, Branson, Missouri, USA, April 2019 Indie Best Film Festival, Santa Monica, California, USA, July 2018 San Benedetto Film Fest, San Benedetto, Italy, July 2018 San Mauro Film Festival, Turin, Italy, May 2018 International Short Film Festival Kalmthout Belgium, Belgium, October 2017 Kill Jim International Film Festival, Siracusa, Italy, July 2017 Five Continents International Film Festival, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, July 2017 Coastal Georgia Film Festival, St. Mary, GA, USA, June 2017 Barcelona Planet Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, May 2017 Red Corner International Film Festival, Borgholm, Sweden, July 2017 Phoenix International Film Festival Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, March 2017 UK Screen One International Film Festival, Leicester & Nottingham, United Kingdom, March 2017 Cosmic Film Festival, City Walk, Orlando, Florida, USA, February 2017 Los Angeles CineFest International Film Festival, Santa Monica, CA, USA, January 2017