Private Project

Love Trumps All?

From political differences around the 2020 presidential election, to views on the Covid-19 vaccine, fireworks fly in Charlie's relationships when strong opinions collide. Is Charlie destined to be alone? Or with the help of his therapist, will Love Trump All?

Three chapters tell the story of love vs polarization.

  • Jeff Schubert
    Director
  • Jeff Schubert
    Writer
  • Jeff Schubert
    Key Cast
    "Charlie"
  • Roni Davis
    Key Cast
    "Vanessa"
  • Jeremiah Jahi
    Key Cast
    "Dr. Winston"
  • Angels Rates
    Key Cast
    "Julia"
  • Hitoshi Inoue
    Director Of Photography
  • Hitoshi Inoue
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes 55 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4k
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jeff Schubert

Jeff Schubert was born and raised in New York City and now resides in Los Angeles, CA. He believes in the sentiment of the late college basketball coach, Jim Valvano, in that you should aspire to think a little, laugh a little and cry a little every day. In the projects Schubert creates and works on he figures if he can help the audience accomplish two out of those three, that's not bad!

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Director Statement

The year is 2020. Presidential election. Biden/Trump. Not long after that - COVID-19. Social justice. A nation divided. People taking to social media to voice their concerns. Their anger and frustration. With emotions on edge, more and more it seems as if there is an intolerance for differences of opinion, and a judgment of those who would disagree. I witnessed friends and family gleefully disassociating from each other over their different points of view. Forgetting that these were people who had always been there for them in hard times. Helped them with a shoulder to cry on, friendship, and understanding... People that were upstanding members of their community. All erased if they did not agree politically. "What? Mother Theresa disagrees with me? Stone her!" I exaggerate... but not by much!

I was inspired to make Love Trumps All? to snap people out of this. If we can see and laugh at this dynamic, my hope is that it helps in a small way with some healing and to start a dialogue about how to communicate about differences. Because the current paradigm of everyone canceling those they disagree with is not working.

Speaking of canceling, I wrote the role of Vanessa for an actress friend of mine who loved the script but turned it down because she thought just by playing the role, she would get canceled! I saw the concern in her eyes was real. For a moment that made me sad, and it reinforced my reasoning and desire to get Love Trumps All? made.

Thank you for your consideration

Jeff Schubert
Writer/Director
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