StartUp Love | A GunnerMAX Productions Film

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Love • Code • Friendship

When one unexpected connection disrupts a high-stakes startup house, a promising team finds itself debugging more than code.

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Original feature film/Romantic comedy

StartUp Love poster featuring the central ensemble against a cinematic technology backdrop

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We won! StartUp Love wins Festival Favorite at Cinema Diverse, the Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival, 2026.

The story

Some systems were made to be disrupted.

Six young innovators. One incubator. A romantic triangle that changes the entire program.

Inside a modern startup house, a close-knit team is racing to build the next breakthrough in technology. But when a one-night connection follows one of them home, the emotional code holding the group together starts to unravel.

StartUp Love is a fresh romantic comedy about ambition, attraction, identity, and what happens when the heart refuses to follow the plan.

Cast & characters

Meet the variables.

A first look at the ensemble bringing the startup house—and all of its complications—to life.

The StartUp Love ensemble together outdoors — Group portrait / 01The StartUp Love ensemble

The StartUp Love ensemble posing together on a deck — Group portrait / 02Life inside the startup house

Cast portraits

Character / Performer

Gabreille Salgado, who plays Quinn in StartUp Love — QuinnGabreille Salgado

Gaby Borges, who plays Sasha in StartUp Love — SashaGaby Borges

Coby Oram, who plays Spencer in StartUp Love — SpencerCoby Oram

Brian Drolet, who plays Freddy in StartUp Love — FreddyBrian Drolet

Sofia Lauren Giannetti, who plays Cass in StartUp Love — CassSofia Lauren Giannetti

Imran Hylton, who plays Byte in StartUp Love — ByteImran Hylton

Glen Evelyn, who plays Christian in StartUp Love — ChristianGlen Evelyn

Behind the scenes

Inside the build.

Moments from the set of StartUp Love—where the story, chemistry, and chaos came together.

A scene being filmed with the female lead in a bedroom — BTS01

The female lead in a warm-lit shower scene — BTS02

Two cast members together during a dramatic interior scene — BTS03

A cast member framed in a doorway during filming — BTS04

The startup house ensemble filming beside a pool — BTS05

A cast member at a barbecue during a comedic scene — BTS06

A cast member reacting during a poolside scene — BTS07

A cast member holding a toy blaster during a colorful scene — BTS08

A cast member running through an evening exterior scene with toy blasters — BTS09

A cast member during a warmly lit interior scene — BTS10

Two cast members talking beside a pool table — BTS11

Two cast members seated together during an interior scene — BTS12

A cast member aiming a toy blaster during a nighttime scene — BTS13

The ensemble together with toy blasters during a nighttime scene — BTS14

Film credits

The team behind the story.

Production companies

GunnerMAX Productions

Giannetti Films

Creative team

Directors: Rene Lavan & Glen Evelyn
Writer: Dominic Giannetti
Co-Writer: Glen Evelyn
Editor: Brian Drolet
Director of Photography: Kody Newton
Sound: Alistair Farrant

Cast

Quinn: Gabreille Salgado
Sasha: Gaby Borges
Freddy: Brian Drolet
Cass: Sofia Lauren Giannetti
Christian: Glen Evelyn
Byte: Imran Hylton
Spencer: Coby Oram

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Scheduled Screenings

See StartUp Love at a festival near you

Culver City Film Festival
December 3–11, 2026
Be on the lookout for more information on how to buy tickets — coming soon.Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
February 19–27, 2027
Be on the lookout for more information on how to buy tickets — coming soon.

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Meet the world of StartUp Love: equal parts romantic spark, startup pressure, and beautifully unpredictable code.

Production

A GunnerMAX Productions feature

An original romantic comedy about friendship, identity, innovation, and the risks worth taking.

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