Freedom to Marry | Documentary Event Coverage

History happens fast, and somebody has to be rolling. This documentary short captures marriage equality arriving in Alabama — the opposition's voices, the officiants' declarations, and the couples themselves, including a mother celebrating her son's marriage and a child of a 29-year partnership watching it finally recognized by law.

We covered the moment as vérité documentary: real ceremonies, real emotion, no narration needed. The closing says everything the film needs to — love, love, love.

About This Project
Client: Documentary project
Type: Documentary Short, Event Coverage
Location: Alabama
Services: Documentary field production, vérité event coverage, editing

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Video Transcript:

"That's not what this same-sex marriage is about anyway. It's not about two men getting married, or two women. It's about destroying an institution ordained of God."

"We cannot and will not say that their love is deserving of marriage to one couple, and that their love is not equal to another. So the time is now. We're on the right side of history today."

"By the power vested in me by the beautiful state of Alabama, I have the pleasure to declare that you are now lawfully married. You may seal your covenant with a kiss."

"I now pronounce you partners together." "I love you so much."

"He is my son, and this is my son-to-be son — soon as I get the marriage license."

"Like a star, let your love be constant. Like a stone, let your love be durable. Like the passing of time, let your life be generous and unafraid."

"My parents got married after 29 years. Their love and union is being recognized by the law. That's a really gratifying feeling."

"Oh, they got married! Raise the roof!"

Love, love, love. Love is all you need.