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Filmmaker Brings Powerful LGBT Movie to North Carolina in light of HB2
To promote dialogue on tolerance
(Source: Love is All You Need?)
(Source: Love is All You Need?)
Filmmaker K. Rocco Shields hosts an exclusive screening of the award-winning, anti-bullying film 'Love is All You Need ?' in North Carolina on Thursday, June 16. he movie is followed by a Q&A with Shields, lead actress Briana Evigan (Step Up 2) and other cast as well as Blake Cooper Griffin (Ride), Mike C. Manning (The Real World) and YouTube sensations / LGBT activists Bria and Chrissy. While many artists responded to HB2 by boycotting North Carolina, K. Rocco Shields was instead motivated to bring her film specifically there.
Ticket proceeds from the evening will be donated to Safe Schools NC, a non-profit dedicated to creating a safe and positive learning environment for all students and educators in North Carolina. 'Love is All You Need ?' is a forbidden love story that takes place in a world where gay is straight, straight is gay, and heterophobia is prevalent. The feature film made its world premiere in March and has been showing at festivals around the country since, amassing awards and garnering critical acclaim. It's adapted from the viral 19-minute short film of the same name, which was so powerful that it organically garnered over 40 million views online and was translated by fans into more than a dozen languages, touching individuals around the world.
'The movie can feel shocking, especially because there's a startling authenticity to the characters' experiences,' said Shields. 'While the sexualities are flipped, all the stories are all based on true events. The recent legislation in NC is positioned to encourage a fresh wave of LGBT discrimination, but talking about our differences to better understand one another may help diminish HB2's effects in the Durham community.'
Source : Love is All You Need ?
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Source : Love is All You Need ?
Ruby BIRD
http://www.portfolio.uspa24.com/
Yasmina BEDDOU
http://www.yasmina-beddou.uspa24.com/
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