Bob Trevino Likes It

Endlessly swiping through social networks, the girl is not looking for a way to escape from loneliness, but for an answer to why love so stubbornly avoids her. Even session with psychologist does not help — specialist listened to the medical history and burst into tears, unable to continue the consultation. And in the evenings, when she sends emojis to her ex, Lily doesn't even try to hold back her sobs.

Even the manipulative father, the only close person, decided to end the relationship so that his daughter would not interfere in the search for a new passion. Having tried everything, even not very legal ways to get attention from her parent, she found his profile online to bombard her with messages. However, it was not the conqueror of elderly ladies that came to hand, but his namesake, a modest foreman from a neighboring state.

The stranger's feed is full of family photos and stupid jokes that ooze comfort. For the first time in a long time, Lily sends a request for friendship not out of despair, but with a vague hope that someone on the other side of the screen will really respond. And the answer is not long in coming — the man is happy to listen to the girl, and then offers help around the house and moral support.

This is how a strange friendship is born that overcomes age difference, distance between states, and personal troubles. Bob, who lives a quiet life, suddenly remembers his dusty secrets and shares them with yesterday's stranger. And for the first time in her life, Lily listens to others' problems and even manages to help an adult friend.

For director Tracy Lamon the story of “Bob Trevino Likes It” is not a fiction, but an attempt to reflect on her own youth, during which a similar episode happened. The frivolous comedy quickly turns into a thank-you message to the past, where the friendship that once saved two distant souls from depression.

Friendship is one of the few human gestures that can break the seemingly unshakable geometry of the world. Sometimes the deepest connection is born where there is no biological relationship or common topics for conversation. And when Lily texts a distant and unfamiliar namesake, she's actually restarting her own life.

Friends are sometimes much closer than blood relatives. They may not heal injuries, but they offer a space in which we can process our pain without judgment or pressure. It's like Lily and Bob are building a temporary refuge in the midst of a turbulent current — help with small things and ordinary human support replace “relative” obligations.

In a world of endless likes, the social network looks like a vanity fair where everyone sells the illusion of a happy life. But Tracy Lamon shows another side of online communication: behind emasculated photos are real people who are hungry for simple intimacy. So even Bob's meaningless comment under Lily's photo becomes a lifesaving straw.

Bob doesn't do feats; he just “likes” photos, gives practical advice and listens to regular complaints. Kindness in small gestures becomes a stream of hope within Lily. That very first “like” turns from a minor gesture into the first heartbeat of a girl who was born again.

Such actions break even the strongest barriers with their commonness. Loneliness is often like an unshakable concrete wall, but in practice it can collapse with a suitable blow of wind. Similarly, saving not only the chronically lonely Lily, but also Bob, who is bored in his measured life, begins with a tiny interaction via a social network.