再見我的新郎

再見我的新郎  Bridegroom 
Linda Bloodwoth-Thomason
美國 USA / 2013 / Color / 80mins

獲獎及參展紀錄簡介:
2013翠貝卡影展(觀眾票選最佳紀錄片)
2013洛杉磯Outfest同志影展(最佳紀錄片)

尚恩與湯姆是一對感情穩定的愛侶,卻因突如其來的一場意外天人永隔。不受法論婚姻保障的人們在失去至愛後被社會拒於門外的痛,在片中赤裸呈現,呼籲婚姻平等的力道超越任何一場扣人心弦的演說。本片改編自真人真事,片中的尚恩在湯姆過世後一年製作了一支紀念短片,登上Youtube後吸引超過三百四十萬人次點閱並被翻譯成二十餘種語言流傳,進而促成本片的誕生。

Bridegroom tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men in a loving and committed relationship — a relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof. The story of what happened after this accidental death– of how people without the legal protections of marriage can find themselves completely shut out and ostracized– is poignant, enraging and opens a window onto the issue of marriage equality like no speech or lecture ever will.