Church & State (2018)
Church & State is the improbable story of a brash, inexperienced gay activist and a tiny Salt Lake City law firm that joined forces to topple Utah’s gay marriage ban. The film’s ride on the bumpy road to equality in Utah offers a glimpse at the Mormon church’s influence in state politics and the squabbles inside the gay community that nearly derailed a chance to make history. Church & State is a story of triumph, setback and a little-known lawsuit that should have failed, but instead paved the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay unions nationwide.
Directors: Holly Tuckett, Kendall Wilcox.
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Jennifer Lynn Dobner as Herself - Reporter, the Salt Lake Tribune |
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Mark Lawrence as Himself - Founder, Restore Our Humanity |
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Jim Magleby as Himself - Lawyer - Managing Partner, Magleby & Greenwood |
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Taylor Petrey as Himself - Religious Studies Professor, Kalamazoo College |
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Peggy Tomsic as Herself - Lead Lawyer for the Kitchen Case - Partner, Magleby & Greenwood |
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Derek Kitchen as self |
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Moudi Sbeity as self |
| Sound | Nami Melumad | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Holly Tuckett | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Torben Bernhard | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Holly Tuckett | Co-Director |
| Directing | Kendall Wilcox | Co-Director |
| Writing | Kendall Wilcox | Writer |
| Production | James Huntsman | Producer |
| Editing | Torben Bernhard | Editor |
| Writing | Jennifer Dobner | Story Consultant |
| Directing | Holly Tuckett | Director |
| Directing | Kendall Wilcox | Director |