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 Following 2014's wonderful Rocks in My Pockets, Signe Baumane's latest feature, My Love Affair With Marriage, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca International Fiction Competition, contains the mix of unabashed insouciance and sharp introspection we've come to expect from the Latvian-born entertainer. While less overtly autobiographical than some of her other works, it remains a deeply personal affair, as Baumane explores ideas about female identity and the complexities of relationships. As she grows up in Soviet-occupied Latvia, Zelma (voiced by Polish actress Dagmara Dominczyk) is taught that men want a woman who conforms to society's idea of being demure and submissive. Thinking that love will be the answer to some of the problems in her life, Zelma begins to mold herself into the woman she believes a man will want. But when she finally marries Sergei (Cameron Monaghan), she discovers that love may not be as good as it seems. Beginning to assert her identity...