
Basedontheawardwinningcriticallyacclaimedshortfilm,"LoveisAllYouNeed?"isthetheatricalfeaturelengthversionthatexploresbullying,racism,andprejudiceinawayneverdonebeforeonthebigscreen.Asyoureadthis,apre-teenorteen,intheUnitedStateshascommittedsuicide.TeensuicideintheLGBTcommunityhasgainedimmensepopularityonalargersocialscaletheneverbefore.WhiletheinterestinthissocialdilemmaisthrustintothespotlightnonehaveeverbeforeaddressedthissocialissueinsuchamannerasKimRoccoShieldsnewestfilm.LoveIsAllYouNeed?thrustsitsaudienceintoanotherthoughtofexistencethatdoesmorethanjustacknowledgethereisaserioussocialproblemaffectingthegaycommunityanddoesmorethanjusttalkabouttheissue.InLoveIsAllYouNeed?itsaudiencelivestheissue.Differentpeopleandtheirindividual,uniquelivesintertwineandcollideinaworldconfrontedwithcontroversyandforbiddenlove.Thisworldisverymuchlikeourown:filledwithfamilygatheringsatchurch,kidsplayingintheyardandcollegefratparties.Exceptthesefamiliesareledbysame-sexcouples,andhomosexualityistheexpectation.Tobeheterosexualistobeshunnedandridiculedbecauseitmeansyouaredifferent.Inthisworld,tobeGAYisrightandtobeSTRAIGHTiswrong.That'stheworldofJudeKlein,thestarquarterbackoftheSpartaUniversityfootballteam.WhilecelebratinghermostrecentwinatthePhiBetaLambdafraternityhouseparty,JudemeetssportsjournalistRyanMorris.Thetwoquicklyformaromanticbondthatmustbehiddenfromtherestoftheworld.ThecoldandcruellocalpriestRachelDuncandiscoversthissecretaffair,inspiringhertoferventlyorganizeahatefulcampaignagainstthelocal"hetero".Meanwhile,11-year-oldEmilyisoftenteasedatherelementaryschoolandiskickedoffherschool'sfootballteam.ShefindscomfortinhernewfriendshipwithIanSantilli,oneofhermaleclassmates.Ashleybeginstoformacrushonhernewplaymate,despitehowstronglyhermotherKarenisagainstbeingstraight.Theseseparatestoriesconnecttoeachotherinunexpectedwaysaseachofthemstrugglewiththeirownproblemsinthis"gay"world.Whenyouliveinaworldthathatesthewayyoulove,isreallyloveallyouneed?






