Movies and TvShows featuring "proposition-8" theme.

Pray Away is a powerful documentary that delves into the world of gay conversion therapy, exploring the lives of former leaders and survivors who have renounced the practice. It tackles themes of homophobia, guilt, community, trauma, and the role of religion in shaping beliefs and identities. Through personal stories and interviews, the film sheds light on the harmful effects of conversion therapy and the ongoing struggle for acceptance and equality.

Prop 8: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical that tells the story of the controversial proposition in California that banned gay marriage. The musical uses humor and music to critique the proposition and explore themes of love, equality, and politics. It features a star-studded cast and cleverly combines satire and social commentary to deliver its message.

The Case Against 8 is a powerful documentary that chronicles the legal battle against Proposition 8, a California ballot measure banning same-sex marriage. The film follows the plaintiffs, lawyers, and activists as they fight for marriage equality in the face of discrimination and opposition. Through interviews and courtroom footage, it explores the emotional and legal complexities of the case, ultimately culminating in a historic victory for LGBTQ+ rights.

In 2008, California voters passed Proposition 8, revoking marriage rights for same-sex couples. The following day in Los Angeles, a movement was born. This documentary profiles people who were inspired by the event to stand up for gay rights.

An investigative documentary that uncovers the Mormon Church's financial contribution and efforts to pass Proposition 8 in California, which banned same-sex marriage.

An African-American teenager grapples with his sexual identity on the night Barack Obama is elected President and Proposition 8 — the California voter initiative to eliminate same-sex marriage — is passed. When one of Jamie's friend group initiates the bullying of an openly gay classmate, Jamie uses his wits to try and prevent it, but when things don't go the way he predicted, he is forced to face his fears head on. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Short Film at Frameline35: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, Change is a poetic and moving film which deftly examines one young man's internal identity struggles within the context of the modern movement for LGBT rights, and a high school experience fraught with peer pressure.

The New Black is a documentary that tells the story of how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community's institutional pillar-the black church and reveals the Christian right wing's strategy of exploiting this phenomenon in order to pursue an anti-gay political agenda. The New Black takes viewers into the pews and onto the streets and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community.

On November 4th, 2008, three states - California, Florida and Arizona - voted to amend their constitutions, denying and revoking the rights of same-sex couples to marry. On May 26, 2009, with Canadian allies, gay American families rally at a Vancouver demonstration to protest these amendments that persecute the LGBTQ community. Demonstration organizer Roger Chin relays the California Supreme Court's infamous decision on Prop 8. Subsequent speakers talk about couples living in exile. Weaving elements of public protest and intimate interviews, four families share their stories of how they met, their decision to escape to freedom in Canada, their Canadian experience and their dreams of returning to their home country, family and friends. In the end, the organizer celebrates the freedoms to marry that exists in Canada.

The Right to Love: An American Family is a documentary that tells the story of a gay male police officer who fights for marriage equality. It follows his journey as he advocates for the right to marry his partner and raise a family, while also highlighting the challenges and discrimination faced by same-sex couples.

In 2008 French filmmaker Julie Gali traveled to the US to film the election of Barack Obama. In spite of this victory for civil rights, it soon became apparent that the rights of another minority were under threat. In California the passing of Proposition 8 marked the only time in U.S. history that a civil right was actually taken away after it had been granted. Upon seeing this, Ms. Gali decided to immerse herself in the growing grassroots struggle of the gay community, which culminated in the October 11, 2009 March for Equality in Washington DC.

Follows the people behind California's historic No-on-8 campaign to defend same-sex marriage through exclusive behind the scenes footage, interwoven with the national history of marriage equality since the 1950s.

One Day in May is a documentary film that follows the journey of activists fighting for marriage equality in California. The film highlights the struggles faced by the LGBTQ+ community, the impact of the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8, and the fight against discrimination and prejudice. Through interviews and footage from protests, the documentary showcases the resilience and determination of those fighting for equal rights.

In the United States of America voters have the right to choose their leaders, chose their laws and chose their rights. On November 4, 2008 California voters made a choice regarding the legal status of gay marriages. Right or wrong Proposition 8 represented many things to many people. On Christmas night 2008 Mabel is left alone to contemplate the voter's choice and the effects it has had on her family.

In an attempt to document an unbiased account of both sides of the gay marriage debate, filmmaker Rachel Lack discovers her own Activist Within. She documents the journey of two grassroots civil-equality organizations, one from her home state of Arizona and another from California, in their struggle for marriage equality from November 2008 to the present. Through this process, she discovers her own drive to fight for marriage equality.

8 is a courtroom drama based on the real-life trial that overturned Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage in California. The film provides an inside look into the courtroom proceedings and explores the legal battle for marriage equality.