David Roche Talks to You About Love | |
Director: | Jeremy Podeswa |
Producer: | Jeremy Podeswa |
Starring: | David Roche |
Editing: | Jeremy Podeswa |
Runtime: | 22 min. |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English |
David Roche Talks to You About Love is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Jeremy Podeswa and released in 1983.[1] It is a filmed version of performance artist David Roche's theatrical monologue of the same name, featuring Roche's observations on his successes and failures in his romantic and sexual relationships with men.[2]
Made as a student project while Podeswa was studying film at Ryerson Polytechnic,[3] the film premiered at the 1983 Festival of Festivals.[4] It was entered into the Canadian Student Film Festival in 1984,[5] where it won the Norman Jewison Award for best film in the festival program.[3] In 1985, it won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Frameline Film Festival.[3]
In 2022, the film was included in the short films program at Outfest.[6]