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On February 12, 2004, the mayor of San Francisco ordered city officials to allow lesbian and gay couples to get married. Pioneering activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, celebrating their 51st anniversary, had the privilege of being the first couple to tie the knot. One Wedding and a Revolution goes behind the scenes at the mayor's office during the frantic days leading up to February 12th, and into city hall with exclusive footage of this momentous historical event. Packed with humor, compassion, and political grit, this inspiring short documentary puts a human face on the fight for marriage equality --- of those who deserve their rights and those who have the political power to make change.
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Debra Chasnoff Debra Chasnoff is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has fueled progressive social-change movements in many fields. She is a the president and senior producer at GroundSpark and co-creator of The Respect for All Project, a program that produces media and training resources to help prevent prejudice among young people. Her Respect for All films include: Straightlaced—How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up (2009; director/producer) about the gender and sexuality struggles teenagers face today; Let's Get Real (2003; director/producer), a powerful documentary about young teens' experiences with name-calling and bullying in which youth speak up about racial tensions, anti-gay taunting, sexual harassment and much more; That's a Family! (2000; director/producer), which looks at family diversity from a kids' perspective, and was screened at the (Clinton!) White House and been embraced by scores of national children's advocacy, education and civil-rights organizations; and It's Elementary - Talking About Gay Issues in School (1996; director/producer), which was hailed as "a model of intelligent directing" by International Documentary and has served as a catalyst for schools all over the world to become more proactive in addressing anti-gay prejudice in the classroom. In 2007, Chasnoff directed It's STILL Elementary, a retrospective look at why It's Elementary was originally produced, the response it drew from the conservative right, and the impact the film has had on the national safe schools movement and some of the original students who appeared in the film. Chasnoff's other film credits include the Oscar-winning Deadly Deception—General Electric, Nuclear Weapons & Our Environment (1991; director/producer), a crucial component of a successful international grassroots campaign to pressure GE out of the nuclear-weapons industry; Homes & Hands - Community Land Trusts in Action (1998; co-director), which is used extensively to inspire local communities to explore new models of creating permanently affordable housing; Wired for What? (1999; director/producer), part of the PBS series Digital Divide about the push to computerize education; Choosing Children (1984; director/producer), which explored the once seemingly impossible idea that lesbians and gay men could become parents; One Wedding and a Revolution (2004:Director/Co-producer), captures the frantic days leading up to the bold political decision of San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom to start issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. Chasnoff serves on the national advisory board for Frameline, the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and Jewish Voices for Peace. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and lives in San Francisco. Her two sons have been the inspiration for many of her films.
It's Still Elementary
Ten years after the original "It's Elementary" the filmmakers investigate the impact on the original students who were filmed learning about LGBT people. A riveting story about the impact of documentary film and activism.
Subject: Women's Studies/Men's Studies
That's a Family!
A poignant, funny, and crucial documentary in which children were asked what they would like other kids to know about their diverse family structures.
Subject: Children, Youth & Families
My Perestroika
Five former childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain.
Subject: Social Sciences
Letters Not About Love
Based on letters exchanged between a Russian and American poet, a touching portrait of two countries and two people is revealed — a provocative exploration of language, culture and genuine communication.
Subject: Social Sciences
An informed look at the individuals who made up the American Communist Party from the 1930s through the '50s. Not just a rosy remembrance, Seeing Red looks critically at the party's connection with the Soviet Union and its lack of internal democracy.
A Hard Straight
A gang member, a mother, and a small-time dealer. They served their sentences, they're on parole. Now they're about to discover that walking out the prison gates is just the beginning.
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My Perestroika
Five former childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain.
Subject: Social Sciences
Letters from the Other Side
Post-NAFTA immigration stories from the Mexican women left behind.
Subject: Immigration & Border Studies
Letters Not About Love
Based on letters exchanged between a Russian and American poet, a touching portrait of two countries and two people is revealed — a provocative exploration of language, culture and genuine communication.
Subject: Social Sciences
