The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Church & State is the improbable story of a brash, inexperienced gay activist and a tiny Salt Lake City law firm that joined forces to topple Utah’s gay marriage ban. The film’s ride on the bumpy road to equality in Utah offers a glimpse at the Mormon church’s influence in state politics and the squabbles inside the gay community that nearly derailed a chance to make history. Church & State is a story of triumph, setback and a little-known lawsuit that should have failed, but instead paved the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay unions nationwide.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Nami MelumadOriginal Music Composer
- Kendall WilcoxWriter
- Holly TuckettDirector
- Kendall WilcoxDirector
Cast
- Jennifer Lynn DobnerHerself - Reporter, the Salt Lake Tribune
- Mark LawrenceHimself - Founder, Restore Our Humanity
- Jim MaglebyHimself - Lawyer - Managing Partner, Magleby & Greenwood
- Taylor PetreyHimself - Religious Studies Professor, Kalamazoo College
- Peggy TomsicHerself - Lead Lawyer for the Kitchen Case - Partner, Magleby & Greenwood
- Derek Kitchenself
- Moudi Sbeityself
Stills
Themes
lgbt