ACCORDING TO SPENCER American Directions

Shane Edelman’s earnest romantic comedy is filled with charismatically disarming characters brought to life by a talented ensemble of young actors.

At age 10, Spencer (Jesse Bradford) had a crush on Melora (Mia Kirshner). Fifteen years later, she crashes into his car. Spencer is determined to finally win her heart when he learns they’ll be working at the same ad firm. He rents a room from two budding filmmakers. After agreeing to star in their film in exchange for free rent, Spencer learns he is to be the star of a porn film. Meanwhile, Melora is stuck in a bad relationship with Craig (Brad Rowe). With Spencer pursuing Melora and Melora pursuing Craig, the relationship between the three becomes a chaotic dance of love and hate.

ACCORDING TO SPENCER is a sparkling debut from Shane Edelman who elicits dynamic performances from his leads, creating an irrepressible story of a love that has been hibernating since adolescence.