Because I Love You
Marco and Joanna enjoy an electric marriage, until Marco is witness to a series of events that lead him to suspect Joanna is having an affair with a co-worker. Starring Bob Celli (Gotham), Jennifer Plotzke (Blacklist), Dave Roberts (Blue Bloods), and Melissa Joyner (The Morning Show)
Bob Celli is an award winning Writer/Director and Actor.
Bob’s most recent film, MY OVER THERE, is making it’s festival run. The film stars Emmy Winner Penny Fuller.
Other films include The KEEPER, a short film about a lonely woman yearning for connection who meets a collector of art a speed dating event. We soon realize that what they are looking for in each other is vastly different. BROOKLYN IN JULY, the story of an African-American WWII veteran, drawn to New York by the promise of better life only to be confronted by the same realities, fear, and hatred he hoped he had left behind. FIGS FOR ITALO, based on a true story that happened to his mother during WWII and is also inspired by actual events. GOING HOME, after a platoon is split up, a soldier attempts to defy the odds to keep his men alive and get them home.
Collectively, Bob’s films have played at festivals in both the US and Abroad, and garnered multiple awards for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Thriller, Best Suspense, Best Screenplay, Best Song, Best Score, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best National Short, and Best Dramatic Short. Bob was also the recipient of a Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Achievement for BROOKLYN IN JULY.
In front of the camera, along with starring in upcoming BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, Bob recently co-stared on the CITY ON A HILL, FBI: MOST WANTED, BLACKLIST, and was a guest star on GOTHAM. He appeared on The ONION NEWS NETWORK, AS THE WORLD TURNS, and THE KEEPER, and GOING HOME. He was in the original cast of Circle, a play based on Arthur Schnitzler’s, Le Ronde. Circle was the recipient of the OOBR Award for best Ensemble Cast. Bob also appeared in the play Down Range. A play dealing with how military spouses face and overcome repeated deployments. Bob is currently developing the script into the feature film, AMIRA.
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The initial idea for Because I Love you came to me after a discussion I had with friends about communication and the danger of jumping to conclusions. What happens when everything you think you know is shattered? Not too long after that conversation, I read a true story about a relationship steeped in jealousy that took an unexpected turn.
Because I Love You takes a hard look at jealousy and how it can propel humans to act in ways that can change lives forever. Many of us have been bitten by the “Green Monster” at one point or another, but we all have a choice whether or not we act on our base instincts. The action you take defines you. Because I Love You is a short, sexy, slow burn part suspense, part thriller, and part dark comedy film.
My intent was to keep the feeling of the film deeply intimate, to make the viewer feel like a fly on the wall. We all have thoughts of good and bad…what keeps our actions in the good lane?