
Tell Me Love Is Real
2016, English. Directed by Zachary Oberzan.
In the winter of 2012, two famous American performance artists sat in anonymous hotel rooms on the West Coast, waiting to take the stage, and in a bizarre coincidence, over-dosed on the anxiety drug Xanax. One survived, one did not. The two individuals are Whitney Houston, who tragically died, and the author of this piece, who lived. Incarcerated in a psychiatric ward, the author began an arduous and experimental journey towards recovery. What is life, and why should we live it, having had it thrust upon us like the assigned reading of a baffling mystery novel, the chapters jumbled, the text often incomprehensible? In the thirty-seven years of life leading up to this event, we find a simple but elusive answer: Love.
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- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 12 May 2016
- Country
- Belgium
- Written by
- Zachary Oberzan
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How long is Tell Me Love Is Real?
Tell Me Love Is Real runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Tell Me Love Is Real isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 May 2016. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Tell Me Love Is Real?
If you liked Tell Me Love Is Real, try The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, 20,000 Days on Earth, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton.
Who directed Tell Me Love Is Real?
Tell Me Love Is Real (2016) was directed by Zachary Oberzan and stars Zachary Oberzan.