I Shout Love

I Shout Love
Directed bySarah Polley
Written bySarah Polley
Produced byMeredith Caplan
Jennifer Weiss
StarringMatthew Ferguson
Kristen Thomson
Julian Richings
CinematographyLuc Montpellier
Edited byDavid Wharnsby
Music byDon Pyle
Andrew Zealley
Release date
  • September 2001 (2001-09) (TIFF)
Running time
38 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

I Shout Love is a 2001 Canadian short film written and directed by Sarah Polley.[1] The film stars Matthew Ferguson and Kristen Thomson as Bobby and Tessa, a couple who are on the verge of breaking up when Tessa convinces Bobby to spend one last night together recording video of them reenacting the better times in their relationship.[2]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 23rd Genie Awards in 2003,[3] and Thomson won an ACTRA Award for her performance.[4]

The film was screened on CBC Television's Canadian Reflections in 2002,[5] and was later distributed on the DVD release of Polley's feature film Away from Her.[6]

  1. ^ "Polley directs". The Province, September 7, 2001.
  2. ^ "Sarah Polley's flight from fame: Actress directs to fight depression". Ottawa Citizen, November 8, 2002.
  3. ^ "Ararat triumphs at Genies". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 14, 2003.
  4. ^ "ACTRA awards honour Pinsent". The Globe and Mail, March 1, 2003.
  5. ^ "Sept. 11 airport diary". Toronto Star, March 3, 2002.
  6. ^ "Polley electrifies in directing debut". Montreal Gazette, September 14, 2007.