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First Prop. 8 Reenactment Posted


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Los Angeles filmmakers John Ireland and John Ainsworth have posted the first episode of their reenactment of the Proposition 8 trial, currently under way in San Francisco. The men announced last week that they’d use material gathered from live bloggers to re-create the proceedings, which the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked from being broadcast.

In this first episode, Ireland tells The Advocate, “we jump right into the plaintiffs' story. They tell firsthand why it is important for them to be married. That narrative is then propelled through the rest of the drama by the professionals — the litigators and the academics. There’s quite a drama that unfolds after the plaintiffs arrive, but really it’s about those people’s stories.”

You can watch the first episode below, and check Ireland’s and Ainsworth’s website, MarriageTrial.com, for more information and further episodes. You can read The Advocate’s interview with Ireland and Ainsworth here.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: What if there was an "accident"?
    Date posted: 1/21/2010 10:43:43 PM
    Hometown: CA.

    Comment:

    Dieter what if something should happen to one of the justices? God forbid one of the republican 5 be struck by lightning, heart attack or some other horribble "accident" that would lead to a new appointment by the current Democratic administration.

  • Name: dieter
    Date posted: 1/21/2010 10:00:52 PM
    Hometown: sacramento

    Comment:

    It does not matter one little bit. Todays Supreme court ruling has just ENDED any hopes of gay marriage in our country. EVER. It's over.

  • Name: mike
    Date posted: 1/21/2010 6:22:53 PM
    Hometown: cincinnati

    Comment:

    Thank you! This is great. It helps to put faces with the words.

  • Name: jerry
    Date posted: 1/21/2010 4:05:32 PM
    Hometown: Los Angeles

    Comment:

    Wow. This is good, and a good idea. Adds light to the dark corners where injustice fostered by bigotry festers. We need more info on the trial like this to stop the homophobes from hurting our society.

  • Name: Danny F
    Date posted: 1/21/2010 2:26:25 PM
    Hometown: Miami Shores, FL

    Comment:

    Davya, are you freakin' kidding me? It's a reenactment. Actors. They are doing nothing wrong or illegal. It's no different from Court TV or any other media organization doing a dramatization of any court proceeding, open or closed. Relax and enjoy our freedoms that we already have and pray for the freedoms that these people are fighting for.

  • Name: Joseph
    Date posted: 1/21/2010 2:22:22 PM
    Hometown: Montgomery, AL

    Comment:

    @Davya: The TRIAL itself may not be broadcast. There is NOTHING that prevents any type of reporting the trial. The re-enactment is little different from having a sketch artist drawing pictures (as has been done in any number of major trials over the years). These re-enactments are not using live footage of trial participants (that was all that was covered in the ban).

  • Name: Davya
    Date posted: 1/21/2010 11:38:17 AM
    Hometown: Wynnewood, PA

    Comment:

    I'm not sure about this. If the Court ruled that it should not be broadcast- then it should not be broadcast. We are in risk of hurting our movement if we start to break the procedural rules.

  • Name: Brian
    Date posted: 1/21/2010 11:34:08 AM
    Hometown: NJ

    Comment:

    This is great! BUT, I want to see what actually happened as it happened and in the tone that it happened in court!

  • Name: Luke
    Date posted: 1/21/2010 7:16:16 AM
    Hometown: Curitiba/BRZ

    Comment:

    Can't wait to see the 1st episode! This guys has an awesome idea! They deserve an Oscar on that! Congratulations guys!



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