Scott Sheppard’s latest documentary “An Act of Love” follows Reverend Frank Schaefer, who had his ministerial credentials revoked in December 2013 after officiating his son’s same-sex wedding. Though Schaefer had no intention of getting involved in the Lgbt debate, he was inevitably thrust into the fight for equality when his son Tim came out of the closet. Schaefer eventually officiated Tim’s wedding in a small, private service in Massachusetts, but eventually word got back to his small Pennsylvania town and the United Methodist Church put him on trial. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
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This is Sheppard’s second documentary feature. He previously directed “Planes, Trains & Autorickshaws,” about three American sisters raised in India by missionary parents who return to their homeland for the first time in 50 years.
The film will be distributed by Virgil Films.
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This is Sheppard’s second documentary feature. He previously directed “Planes, Trains & Autorickshaws,” about three American sisters raised in India by missionary parents who return to their homeland for the first time in 50 years.
The film will be distributed by Virgil Films.
- 1/23/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Although a few states made inroads towards same-sex marriage, most of the country is still in a battle over these wedding ceremonies.
On pastor, Reverend Frank Schaefer of Pennsylvania defied the United Methodist Church to officiate his son’s same sex wedding. It resulted in a news spectacle that places Schaefer on trial for his defiance with the church.
Director Scott Sheppard (Planes, Trains & Autorickshaws) captured the entire ordeal in his documentary An Act Of Love as the entire family is thrust into the fight for equality for the Lbgtq community.
The documentary won numerous awards at film festivals, including Mill Valley Film Festival Silver Audience Award, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival Best in the Fest award, Best Documentary Jury Award at the Outflix Film Festival and Audience Choice at the Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival in Calgary.
The documentary will be available to VOD/Digital and DVD through...
On pastor, Reverend Frank Schaefer of Pennsylvania defied the United Methodist Church to officiate his son’s same sex wedding. It resulted in a news spectacle that places Schaefer on trial for his defiance with the church.
Director Scott Sheppard (Planes, Trains & Autorickshaws) captured the entire ordeal in his documentary An Act Of Love as the entire family is thrust into the fight for equality for the Lbgtq community.
The documentary won numerous awards at film festivals, including Mill Valley Film Festival Silver Audience Award, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival Best in the Fest award, Best Documentary Jury Award at the Outflix Film Festival and Audience Choice at the Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival in Calgary.
The documentary will be available to VOD/Digital and DVD through...
- 1/9/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
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– Miramax have acquired U.S. distribution rights to “I, Tonya” by Steven Rogers, the incredible true life story of controversial figure skater Tonya Harding with Margot Robbie starring as Harding and Craig Gillespie directing.
The edgy comedy will be produced by Bryan Unkeless for Clubhouse Pictures, Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley for LuckyChap Entertainment and Steven Rogers, who also wrote the screenplay. Len Blavatnik and Aviv Giladi will executive produce for AI Film, which is financing the project. Rosanne Korenberg will oversee the project for Miramax.
The film will reportedly “peel back the layers of Tonya Harding’s sensationalized involvement in the 1994 attack on rival figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, exposing the absurd, tragic and hilarious story-behind-the-story of...
– Miramax have acquired U.S. distribution rights to “I, Tonya” by Steven Rogers, the incredible true life story of controversial figure skater Tonya Harding with Margot Robbie starring as Harding and Craig Gillespie directing.
The edgy comedy will be produced by Bryan Unkeless for Clubhouse Pictures, Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley for LuckyChap Entertainment and Steven Rogers, who also wrote the screenplay. Len Blavatnik and Aviv Giladi will executive produce for AI Film, which is financing the project. Rosanne Korenberg will oversee the project for Miramax.
The film will reportedly “peel back the layers of Tonya Harding’s sensationalized involvement in the 1994 attack on rival figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, exposing the absurd, tragic and hilarious story-behind-the-story of...
- 12/16/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
While some of us would see the act of a Reverend officiating at the marriage of his gay son and partner as beautiful, others might not have the same opinion, and through this real life ‘act of love,’ Rev. Frank Schaefer went from being a small town minister to speaking out as an activist for Lgbt people and causes. A new documentary examines Schaefer’s journey and has gained a popular television star as a supporter.
Schaefer, a Minister at a United Methodist Church, performed his son’s marriage in December 2013 and was subsequently convicted in a church trial and stripped of his credentials. However, instead of letting the controversy quiet him, Rev. Schaefer became vigilante in spreading news of the injustice on a multitude of news outlets, including appearances on The View, CNN, MSNBC and the CBS Evening News.
The documentary on Rev. Schaefer’s journey, entitled An Act Of Love...
Schaefer, a Minister at a United Methodist Church, performed his son’s marriage in December 2013 and was subsequently convicted in a church trial and stripped of his credentials. However, instead of letting the controversy quiet him, Rev. Schaefer became vigilante in spreading news of the injustice on a multitude of news outlets, including appearances on The View, CNN, MSNBC and the CBS Evening News.
The documentary on Rev. Schaefer’s journey, entitled An Act Of Love...
- 3/11/2014
- by Jim Halterman
- The Backlot
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