''I Shout Love'' is a 2001 Canadian

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

written and directed by

Sarah Polley Sarah Ellen Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress,Howell, Peter (September 24, 1999)"Nobody's Starlet: Toronto's Sarah Polley is Only 20 but already a veteran actor so secure in her craft she can thumb her nose at Hollywood" ''Tor ...

. The film stars

Matthew Ferguson Matthew Ferguson (born 3 April 1973) is a Canadian former actor. He is known for his roles in '' On My Own'' (1991), ''Love and Human Remains'' (1993), ''Lilies'' (1996), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1997–2001). Life and career Ferguson was bo ...

and

Kristen Thomson Kristen Thomson (born 1966) is a Canadian actress and playwright. Thomson was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is known for her one-woman play ''I, Claudia'', which was adapted to film in 2004. In that play and film, Thomson plays all of the roles ...

as Bobby and Tessa, a couple who are on the verge of breaking up when Tessa convinces Bobby to spend one last night together recording video of them reenacting the better times in their relationship. The film won the

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for Best Live Action Short Drama at the

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in 2003, and Thomson won an

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for her performance. The film was screened on

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's ''

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'' in 2002, and was later distributed on the

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release of Polley's feature film ''

Away from Her ''Away from Her'' is a 2006 Canadian independent drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent. Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, and Kristen Thomson are featured in sup ...

''."Polley electrifies in directing debut". ''

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'', September 14, 2007.

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* 2001 films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Sarah Polley Films with screenplays by Sarah Polley Best Live Action Short Drama Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 2001 directorial debut films 2000s English-language films Canadian drama short films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub