Tying the Knot (2004)
Directed by Jim de Sève
Genres - Romance |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Gender Issues, Marriage & Commitment, Social Issues |
Release Date - Oct 1, 2004 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 82 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
Documentary filmmaker Jim de Sève explores the many issues behind the controversial topic of gay marriage in Tying the Knot, a film which also offers a look at how the legal and societal structures of marriage have changed with time. Tying the Knot focus on two cases of long-term gay couples whose passing led to legal squabbles between the members of their respective families over issues which would have been comparatively clear-cut if the couples had been able to legally marry. In addition, de Sève interviews activists on both sides of the issue of legally sanctioning same-sex unions, and looks backward at how changing laws regarding women's property rights and interracial marriage have created a precedent for rethinking the legal contract of marriage. Tying the Knot was screened at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.
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activism, civil-disobedience, debate, determination, equality, gay/lesbian-rights, grassroots, homosexual, human-rights, marriage, movement [social change], same-sex-marriage, sexual-discrimination, struggle