Project Detail

Tell Them You Love Me

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
Composer
Jens Bjornkjaer
Principal cast
Anna Stubblefield, Daisy Johnson, John Johnson, Devva Kasnitz

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Production Status

Production Company

Mindhouse Productions

Runway East Soho
66 Old Compton Street
London
W1D 4UH

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