Directed by:
Kim Rocco ShieldsScreenplay:
Kim Rocco ShieldsCinematography:
Sandra Valde-HansenCast:
Briana Evigan, Emily Osment, Katherine LaNasa, Jeremy Sisto, Leonard Roberts, Ava Allan, Tyler Blackburn, Ana Ortiz, Rafi Gavron, Kyla Kenedy, Robert Gant (more)Plots(1)
What if the social norms of our world were turned upside down - the "acceptable" ideas about gender and sexuality completely reversed? This is the premise of K. Rocco Shields' film, LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED? It takes place in a small town high school, where girls play football and boys do arts and crafts; homosexuals make up the majority, while heterosexuals are persecuted. The hometown heroine is star quarterback, Jude, who's dating social butterfly, Kelly. When Jude falls for a boy named Ryan, the two struggle to keep it a secret. Kelly later discovers their affair and, in a fit of anger, spreads the news to the entire school. What ensues is a barrage of bullying that takes a violent turn. Simultaneously, Shields tells the story of an even younger girl named Emily, whose crush on a boy has brought intense ridicule from her vile classmates. The physical and emotional toll it takes on her leads the film to a brutally dark twist. Brilliantly flipping the script makes Shields' message incredibly effective. By challenging our perceptions of what is normal, the absurdity of intolerance becomes even clearer. (Cleveland International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Briana Evigan
USA
Best movies:
Mother's Day (2010)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Burning Bright (2010)
Emily Osment
USA
Best movies:
Cyberbully (2011) (TV movie)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
Katherine LaNasa
USA
Best movies:
Alfie (2004)
The Lucky Ones (2008)
Brain Donors (1992)
Jeremy Sisto
USA
Best movies:
Without Limits (1998)
Grand Canyon (1991)
Gardens of the Night (2008)
Leonard Roberts
USA
Best movies:
American Sniper (2014)
He Got Game (1998)
Savages (2012)
Ava Allan
USA
Best movies:
It's Complicated (2009)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Yes Day (2021)
Tyler Blackburn
USA
Best movies:
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Capsized: Blood in the Water (2019) (TV movie)
Ana Ortiz
USA
Best movies:
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
Rafi Gavron
UK
Best movies:
A Star Is Born (2018)
Breaking and Entering (2006)
The Land (2016)
Kyla Kenedy
USA
Best movies:
Reality (2014)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Romantically Speaking (2015) (TV movie)
Robert Gant
USA
Best movies:
Save Me (2007)
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Lexi DiBenedetto
USA
Best movies:
Memoria (2015)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
A Loud House Christmas (2021) (TV movie)
Elise Ivy
USA
Best movies:
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Please Give (2010)
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009)
Mike C. Manning
USA
Best movies:
Babylon (2022)
I Do (2012)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Shawn Parsons
USA
Best movies:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Tim Chiou
USA
Best movies:
Crossing Over (2009)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Plus One (2019)
Haviland Stillwell
USA
Best movies:
Now and Then (1995)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Selma (2014)
Blake Cooper Griffin
Best movies:
Milk (2008)
Life of a King (2013)
Standing Up (2013)
Carrie Lazar
Best movies:
Roots (2016) (series)
The Big Short (2015)
Thor (2011)
Cleo Berry
USA
Best movies:
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
Zombie Apocalypse (2011)
The Sand (2015)