Scroll To Top
film

Devastating Gay Viral Video Turned Film Wins Award and Presidential Praise

Devastating Gay Viral Video Turned Film Wins Award and Presidential Praise

Bridegroomx400_0

Director Linda Bloodworth Thomason's documentary got $25,000 prize after wowing audiences, including former President Clinton, at Tribeca Film Fest.

Shane Bitney Crone's devastating 2012 Youtube video, chronicling his relationship with his late fiance, inspired Bridegroom, the documentary directed and co-produced by Linda Bloodworth Thomason, the creator of Designing Women. That riveting and moving documentary about love and loss, was announced as the winner of Tribeca's Heineken Audience Award for the Documentary last night at the wrap party in New York City. The award comes with a cash prize of $25,000.

"We are shocked. We were so grateful to just be selected for the Festival; we never imagined we would win the audience award," said Bloodworth Thomason. "Hopefully the power of this story will propel the film into theaters across America and beyond."
Former President Bill Clinton introduced Bridegroom at the film's premiere, saying, "This is really on one level a wonderful, sad, heartbreaking, yet exhilirating and life-affirming story, and on another level, it's a story about our nation's struggle to make one more step in forming a more perfect union, for which marriage is both the symbol and the substance. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did."
Bridegroom will screen on Sunday, April 28, as will the rest of the films that won awards at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Full details and specific timing can be found at TribecaFilm.com.

film
Advocate Magazine - KehlaniAdvocate Channel Promotion

From our Sponsors

Most Popular

Tan France and Tom Jackson
television

‘Queer Eye’ Star Tom Jackson Dead at 63

Bound; Saving Face; The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
film
Badge
gallery

15 Romantic Lesbian Films With Swoon-Worthy Happy Endings

Elliot Page, Trace Lysette, Zaya Wade
Transgender
Badge
gallery

21 Trans Icons You Should Know on Transgender Day of Visibility

JC Leyendecker
Art
Badge
gallery

11 Homoerotic Ads, Covers From 20th Century Gay Artist J.C. Leyendecker

Jake Daniels
People
Badge
gallery

Gay Soccer Star Jake Daniels, 18, Shares About His Partner, 46

Queer Saints
Religion
Badge
gallery

30 LGBTQ+ Religious Saints Throughout History

Kerri Seekins-Crowe
Politics

Montana GOP Lawmaker Suggested She'd Prefer Her Daughter Die By Suicide Than Transition

Images from the collection featuring a man sitting on a rock and another with a man leaning on a work.
Art
Badge
gallery

12 Photos Celebrating the Earth and the Male Form by Steven Menendez

Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno
television
Badge
gallery

9 First-Look Photos of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2

Are you ready for the Pride concert event of the year?
Don't miss “Can't Cancel Pride: The Future Starts Now,” a celebration of resilience & unity presented by IheartMedia, Procter & Gamble, and equalpride!

WATCH IT online Thursday, June 15th at 8pm ET/5pm PT at advocatechannel.com or STREAM IT on the Advocate Channel App.

This year’s event is hosted by JoJo Siwa, with a star-studded line-up that includes performances by Big Freedia, Ciara, Billy Porter, Brandi Carlile, Hayley Kiyoko, and Adam Lambert!

Latest Stories