K. Rocco Shields, David Tillman & Katherine LaNasa talk Love Is All You Need? on iTalk Movies
iTalk movies is a long-form interview series featuring leading members of the film community. In this episode, our host Frank Moran interviews K. Rocco Shields, David Tillman and Katherine LaNasa from Love Is All You Need? on the Popcorn Talk Network.
Love Is All You Need? a is football love story set in a world where the social norm is reversed: homosexuality is mainstream and heterosexuality is taboo. Although the norms are reversed, this film is inspired by true events. The story unfolds in a small Indiana town that is rocked to its core when Jude, (Briana Evigan) the star quarterback of the local university strikes up a forbidden love affair with a Ryan, (Tyler Blackburn) a sports journalism major.
When the couple is outed by Jude’s girlfriend (Emily Osment) the community’s powerful religious leader (Elisabeth Röhm) begins a vitriolic crusade from the pulpit against all heterosexuals setting off a series of catastrophic events in the lives of an 11 year old girl (Kyla Kennedy), experiencing her first crush on a boy and a teacher (Jeremy Sisto) who tries to teach his students about tolerance.
The feature film is based on the 19 minute short film of the same name, which organically garnered over 50 million views and was self-translated by fans into more than a dozen languages, deeply touching and affecting people around the world.