Filmmaker Kim Rocco Shields of Genius
Pictures talks about her award-winning viral short LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED?
that’s about to become a full-length feature with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. The concept of the film
follows the life of an ordinary heterosexual girl who is bullied in a
world where everyone is gay. Imagine a world where gay was straight and
straight was gay. Challenging our current conception of the terms ‘gay’
and ‘straight’ this controversial film written and directed by Shields
re...
Filmmaker Kim Rocco Shields of Genius
Pictures talks about her award-winning viral short LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED?
that’s about to become a full-length feature with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. The concept of the film
follows the life of an ordinary heterosexual girl who is bullied in a
world where everyone is gay. Imagine a world where gay was straight and
straight was gay. Challenging our current conception of the terms ‘gay’
and ‘straight’ this controversial film written and directed by Shields
reverses not only the meaning of the terms but also addresses the social
and cultural prejudices that emerge with hate and bullying. We talked
to Rocco about her film project and her spin on our LGBT issues.
When asked what her personal commitment is to LGBT civil rights Shields
stated, “My personal commitment to LGBT civil rights is through the
power of cinema; we can make a difference and impact the world. I give
this lecture at different universities around the United States about
how to use media for social change. In short basically we can track
media, television, film, as a springboard to represent minority cultures
and bring them to public awareness. It was done with the Afro-American
community and it’s been done with several other minority communities and
the more we can show these people on cinema we can make them less of an
other and more of just part of society. So I dream for a day when we
see gay characters on TV and the storylines are not about them being
gay. I really think that a film like this can really open up people’s
eyes and really make them understand because it allows them to put the
shoe on the other foot and really walk a mile in LGBT civil rights
issues.”
For the first time GLSEN (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network),
considered one of the most revered anti-bullying organizations in the
USA, has partnered with independent film company Genius Pictures and
Melke Pty Ltd to co-produce this feature length film version of the
multiple award winning viral short LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED?. Also the
charitable 501c3 organization From The Heart Production will partner
GLSEN, Genius and Melke in their Indiegogo crowd-funding
campaign that launched May 13th. This is a fabulous opportunity to get
involved and help end the LGBT teen bullying epidemic.
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