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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBridegroom Movie - Because AWESOME and Heartbreaking.
I didn't learn about this until yesterday. It deserves multiple threads.
to everyone you love...
http://bridegroommovie.com/
BRIDEGROOM is a documentary directed by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men in a loving and committed relationship a relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof. The story of what happened after this accidental death of how people without the legal protections of marriage can find themselves completely shut out and ostracized is poignant, enraging and opens a window onto the issue of marriage equality like no speech or lecture ever will.
On May 7, 2012, the anniversary of Toms death, after a year of documenting his own grief, Shane decided to make a video tribute to his partner entitled It Could Happen To You. This film, posted on YouTube, received over 3.4 million views and has been translated into over 20 different languages. The impact of Shanes YouTube video and the raw nerve it touched, tells us this is an important story that needs to be told.
With the incredible support from influential people like Brad and George Takei and Neil Patrick Harris, Bridegroom was successfully funded on July 19, 2012 by over 6,500 people on Kickstarter.com becoming the most funded documentary in the history of crowd funding, and released in the fall of 2013.
And the video that inspired it all: "It Could Happen to You" -
Borchkins
(724 posts)IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)I don't know how it ends, but I read the family of the man who died refused to participate in the film honoring their son and his relationship.
The idea that people I love have to battle this type of nonsense is ... words fail.
One of my good friends had to deal with a similar situation. I will never forget the two of them dancing at my wedding.
It has been nearly twenty years; things change, but sometimes, not quickly enough.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Edited to add a reminder to readers about the director, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. Linda co-created Designing Women and she's a seriously useful Democrat when not being a seriously useful filmmaker. She and her husband Harry did much early work for Bill Clinton, including the 'Man From Hope' promo film.
IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)Avd thank you for the comments! She is talented, and I am very impressed with these two young men!
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)How can people be so cruel?