In
May 2008, CA courts voted FOR same-sex marriage. In May 2009, CA courts
voted AGAINST same-sex marriage...This May, 2010, Christie Herring will
screen work-in-progress excerpts from one of the greatest LOVE CONQUERS ALL stories ever told!
The Campaign is a feature documentary-in-progress
that rides the daily emotional rollercoaster of the community of
people-turned-activists who worked to defeat Proposition 8 - the 2008
initiative that outlawed same-sex marriage in California. Herring was
granted exclusive access to the "No on 8" campaign headquarters in San
Francisco.
Thursday, May 20th at 7:30 pm
Director
Christie Herring will be flying in especially for this from San Francisco
-- to screen the work-in-progress for advocates, educators and activists
who care about these issues HERE in GOTHAM and the TRI-STATE AREA.
Learn how the film relates, resonates, inspires and calls to action.
Indeed - we'll be looking for feedback on balancing the needs of this
compelling narrative WITH the needs of a movement that stands poised
to defend their love, rights and equality at the BALLOT BOX, in the COURTS,
and around the DINNER TABLE.
As always -- STORY
LEADS TO ACTION (and this is the last of the Spring series) will strive
to make the process of designing a community engagement campaign, INTERACTIVE,
TRANSPARENT and USEFUL, to the guest filmmaker, the activists/educators
on the panel and to the audience. COME FOR THE BONES!
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Filmmaker: Christie Herring
Moderator: Judith Helfand, Co-founder, Chicken & Egg Pictures and Working Films
Panel: Michael Crawford, Director of New Media at Freedom to
Marry
Veronica Tirado, Youth Activist and Student at Harvey Milk High School
Amy Todd-Gher, Senoir Attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights
SCREENING DETAILS:
Evening starts at 7.30PM 92YTribeca
200 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
Tickets are $12
Click here to purchase tickets
We will be having drinks afterwards to celebrate another great season of
STORY LEADS TO ACTION at the 92Y Tribeca. Join us!
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About the film:
THE CAMPAIGN rides the daily emotional
rollercoaster of the community of people who worked to defeat Proposition
8 - the 2008 initiative that outlawed same-sex marriage in California.
Granted exclusive access to the "No on 8" campaign headquarters
in San Francisco, filmmaker Christie Herring captures the essence of
this emotional journey by blending in-depth observational footage with
interviews of different stakeholders, from Executive Committee Members
to first-time volunteers. Herring punctuates these stories by following
the experiences of a local lesbian interfaith coordinator from her June
marriage to her Election Day efforts and delving into the post-election
community aftermath. As a whole, THE CAMPAIGN offers an intimate portrait
of committed individuals inside a pressure cooker, compelled by both
circumstance and their passionate beliefs to go far beyond their everyday
selves.
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