Program

Freedom to Marry

Carmen Goodyear & Laurie York 2004 U.S.A Documentary color 50min English Betacam

This upbeat, humorous and moving documentary highlights a memorable day, February 12, 2004, when recently elected San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom engaged in ground-breaking civil disobedience as he allowed gay and lesbian to marry at San Francisco City Hall. With speeches of leading gay rights advocates and interviews with seven long-term recently married couples, "FREEDOM TO MARRY" brings a joyful, personal face to same sex marriage at the height of this burgeoning civil rights movement.

Director

Carmen Goodyear & Laurie York

Both Laurie York and Carmen Goodyear are plein air painters turned filmmakers, have made many short films and supplemented their income by making wedding videos. Freedom to Marry is their first documentary that they pledged to make about marriage equality.