Pursuit of equality : the unfinished work of American freedom / Emmett Brooks Productions & Enough Said Productions present ; a film by Geoff Callan & Mike Shaw ; produced by Geoff Callan ; directed by Geoff Callan & Mike Shaw.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Callan, Geoff, 1967- producer, director.

Shaw, Mike, 1965- producer, director.

Emmett Brooks Productions, producer.

Enough Said Productions, producer.

Pursuit of Equality, distributor.

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newsom, Gavin, 1967-.

Newsom, Gavin.

Same-sex marriage--United States.

Same-sex marriage.

Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation.

United States.

Gay rights--United States.

Gay rights.

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Gay couples.

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--California--San Francisco.

California--San Francisco.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Edition:

First run collector's edition.

Place of Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Pursuit of Equality, LLC, [2007]

System Details:

DVD, NTSC.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Summary:

A documentary about San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in 2001 and the social and legal ramifications that unfolded.

Notes:

Winner, Audience Award, Best Documentary, San Francisco Int'l Film Festival 2005; Winner, Best Documentary, Sonoma Valley Film Festival 2006; Winner, Audience Award, Best Documentary, Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2006; Winner, Audience Award, Best Documentary, San Luis Obispo Film Festival 2006; Winner, Best Documentary, Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2006; Best of Fest, Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival 2006.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

OCLC:

219795525