Tell Them You Love Me
Image of contributor Anna Stubblefield, courtesy Mindhouse
Synopsis
TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME explores the extraordinary story of Anna Stubblefield, an esteemed university professor who becomes embroiled in a controversial affair with Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal man with cerebral palsy. Anna says she unlocked Derrick's mind from his body by teaching him to communicate using a keyboard. The relationship that followed would lead to a criminal trial that would challenge our perceptions of disability and the nature of consent. Through exclusive footage and interviews with those on both sides of the case, this feature documentary weaves a riveting and endlessly nuanced story about communication, race, and sex.
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 100 min
- Director
- Nick August-Perna
- Producer
- Tamara Rosenburg, Andrea De Brito
- Executive Producer
- Arron Fellows, Louis Theroux, Hayley Reynolds, Ryan Chanatry, Mahalia Cohen
- Editor
- Seth Bomse
- Director of Photography
- Taylor Gentry, Grant Greenburg
- Production Designer
- Sydney Flint
- Sound
- Corryn Deegan, Robert Gongora
- Music
- Jens Bjornkjaer
- Principal Cast
- Anna Stubblefield, Daisy Johnson, John Johnson, Devva Kasnitz
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 9th January 2024
