a_baron
This has been called an anti-bullying film; don't let the rhetoric fool you, or anything else, this is as insidious a piece of propaganda as any totalitarian régime has ever produced. It is set in a world or at least an America where homosexuality/lesbianism is the norm, and heterosexuality is tolerated only in the "breeding season". Our heroine is a young girl who fancies a boy and is subjected to intense persecution on account of it, with tragic results.The reality is that homosexuals were never subjected to this kind of persecution in the West, even when queer sex between consenting adults was illegal. Indeed, even most Islamic countries do not persecute homosexuals provided they do not allow their sexuality to invade the public space. The message of this short film is not that violence against homosexuals or more generically "the other" is bad - there have always been laws against that sort of thing - but that homosexuality should be normalised. What is so disgraceful about this film is its blatant exploitation of the young, something that should rightly be called child abuse.
elevu
Yes it is fairly low budget and the acting is not "perfect" however if you are straight like me and ALLOW yourself to go there, to imagine this world exists and put yourself in the shoes of if you were gay and the outcast and the loneliness and the pain that could occur. If you allow this to happen within you, you may have an awakening like I did.I live in an area that is predominantly Christian and people often only act Christian when it is easy to do so. The real test is to see others out in their daily routine. Let me say this, there are few actual "saints" out there. I bawled like a baby watching this, especially towards the end.If this movie moves you, share it!We need to LOVE people. This world needs it desperately. Even a smile can change someones day.
bionic79
What if being gay was the norm and heterophobia existed?In this thought provoking short film we see a world where being gay is the norm in society and being heterosexual will subject you to prejudice, bigotry and hate. I have heard reviews stating this film is very graphic. I don't feel that it is overly graphic. There is simulated and implied violence but nothing too overt. But I imagine that this film will make some people uncomfortable, which I think, is what the film makers are aiming for. I love it when someone turns something on it's ear and makes you think, and this film does just that, it turns societal norms around and hopefully will make you think :)
Gordon-11
This film is about the experience of a young girl who is bullied because of her sexuality."Love Is All You Need?" depicts a world where homosexuality is the norm. The young girl got bullied in school because of her heterosexuality. In just 20 minutes, we see hate, bullying, violence, betrayal and intolerance. What the girl went through is so heart wrenching and tear jerking, that I am sure it will touch every viewer's heart. All these unacceptable attitudes are portrayed very effectively, making it clear that homophobia in the real world is as absurd as the events portrayed in the film. Acting and production are uniformly professional, and I applaud the filmmakers for making this thought provoking short film. I hope it will help spread tolerance and acceptance towards people who are different.