Join COLAGE-NYC and the Brooklyn Historical Society for a collaborative film series featuring several short films on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ family members. The films being featured are:

The Brooklyn Historical Society and the New York Chapter of COLAGE, a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more LGBTQ parents, celebrate Brooklyn PRIDE with a screening of three films on same-sex marriage from Women Make Movies:

In Sickness and In Health directed by Pilar Prissas (56 min)
A battle to legalize same-sex marriage turns into a race against time and a fatal illness for Marilyn Maneely and Diane Marini in this poignant award-winning film that puts a real human face on the often abstract debate surrounding rights and equality for all Americans.
View Trailor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfRF4HHAM74

In My Father's Church directed by Charissa King-O'Brien (49 min)
Charissa is a lesbian who wants a church wedding, but it doesn’t seem to help that her dad is the pastor of the town’s United Methodist Church. While he has been quietly supportive of his daughter’s lesbian relationship, Charissa’s father knows he would put his career at risk if he chose to officiate at her marriage ceremony.

My Sister My Bride directed by Bonnie Burt (26 min)
As the issue of gay marriage grips the country, this touching documentary follows the heartwarming and historic journey of two Jewish lesbians as they seek to celebrate their commitment to one another.

Join us June 10th from 6:30 - 9:00 pm.
The Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201