“Is Gay Marriage Next?” artfully navigates the ebb and flow of LGBTQ rights in America through the lens of a 2003 Newsweek cover that changed my life.

Responding to a recent Supreme Court case in 2003, a groundbreaking cover of Newsweek featured a lesbian couple and asked: Is Gay Marriage Next? In a post-Roe era, this compelling short documentary asks a familiar question with a haunting twist: is gay marriage next—to go?

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I shot this 15-minute short in the summer of 2023 and it’s currently on its festival run.

Role: Director // Team: J.P. Damboragian (editor), Gareth Smith (cinematographer), Joanna Starling (music supervisor), Lily Mars (1st AC), Laura Kenmotsu (1st AC), Heather Monetti (mixer), Brett Ainslie (mixer), Bodhi Ray (art director), Ryan Pattison (motion graphics design), Parth Dake (motion graphics design), Nel Sparkman (design consultant), Andrew Ceen (color)