You Love Me I Hate You Explained

You Love Me I Hate You
Director:Rosamund Owen
Producer:Myra Fried
Starring:Azura Bates
Dov Tiefenbach
Christian Matheson
Lesleh Donaldson
Jessica Johnson
Music:John McCarthy
Cinematography:Harry Lake
Editing:Roushell Goldstein
Studio:Canadian Film Centre
Runtime:22 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

You Love Me I Hate You is a Canadian drama short film, directed by Rosamund Owen and released in 1994.[1] Set in the 1960s, the film centres on the coming-of-age of Bernadette (Azura Bates), a young girl who is being bullied at school by Eric (Dov Tiefenbach) and witnessing the fighting of her parents (Christian Matheson, Lesleh Donaldson) at home, leading her toward the belief that love can only be expressed through anger.[1]

The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 16th Genie Awards.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Craig MacInnis, "The beauty of Canadian short-subject films". Toronto Star, September 8, 1994.
  2. "Lepage leads Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, November 8, 1995.