Helen Alexis Yonov

The Burden of Light (2022)
Film by Hansen Women Productions screenwriter When an American woman (Anu) inherits an abandoned apartment in Paris from her Great Aunt (Hélène,) Anu is surprised to find an untouched 1939 time capsule. As she learns about the broken engagement that caused Hélène to leave Paris prior to World War II, Anu herself finds love where it’s least expected.

The Gesture and The Word (2020)
Film (short) by Burden & Light LLC Writer-Director-Producer A lonely postman (Gilbert) lives vicariously through hand-drawn postcards that a woman (Aurore) receives from her boyfriend (Eric) as he travels around the world. When the postcards suddenly stop, Gilbert begins to secretly recreate them. With the help of his friend Mr. Rostalle, (Paul Dooley) a blind widower and retired literary professor and poet, Gilbert (James Michael Tyler) learns to open himself up to the prospect of love, and in the process of trying to bring someone else happiness, discovers it for himself as he learns to express his feelings for the neighborhood florist (Eloïse.)