Inspired to seek out stories of hope, a lesbian couple decides to leave behind their successful careers and life in San Francisco to embark on a year-long journey to find the international leaders of the Gay Right's Movement in 15 countries. Their poignant personal story is reflected in the global issues they encounter on their journey.
Direction
Fash and Suffern weave personal and political without preachiness.
Production
Guerrilla globe-trotting that feels luxuriously scrappy.
Writing
Narration that trusts silence over exposition.
Director
Lauren Fash
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during 2012-2013, capturing pre-marriage-equality global queer activism at a pivotal hinge moment.
The directors met Chang and Dazols through a mutual friend; the entire project was funded through grassroots crowdfunding before that was documentary-standard.