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the film
Jaye Bird Productions presents their second feature film, The Right to Love: An American Family. Winner of one Silver and three Bronze awards in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards.
Director Cassie Jaye, along with her sister and mother, worked intensely on this project for the past 3 years, which premiered February 4, 2012 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, California.
Check back often for updates on screenings. Contact us for more information or click here to review our screening packages.Trailer
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A Digital Download of The Right to Love: An American Family is available through VHX for $3.99 or rent the film for just $0.99. -
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Description of Screening Packages (PDF)
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screening packages
Community Screening Package ($99)
Each kit includes a DVD licensed for
your private community group as well
as five DVDs for you to sell at your
event (suggested retail price $20 per
DVD) to offset the cost of the kit.Academic Rental ($79)
If your school would like to screen the
film in class or on campus, we offer an academic rental option licensed for a
one time academic screening.Academic Package ($249)
We strongly encourage academic institutions to purchase the complete academic package licensed for unlimited exhibition at their institution and for their library. This package includes a copy of the film and discussion guide specially designed to stimulate classroom and academic screening discussions. By including The Right to Love: An American Family in your school's library, you make the film available to any teacher or student at any time.
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upcoming
No scheduled screenings at this time
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contact us
JAYE BIRD PRODUCTIONS, LLC
web: www.jayebirdproductions.com
e-mail: info@jayebirdproductions.com
Cassie Jaye, Director
Christina Clack, Producer
Nena Jaye, Producer
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more
CREDIT LIST (PDF)
PRESS KIT (PDF)
STILLS AND POSTER (ZIP)
HOST A SCREENING (PDF)
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PAST SCREENINGS
World Premiere | February 4, 2012
Castro Theater, San Francisco, California (Photos)
Queer Film Fest, Eugene, Oregon
February 11, 2012
Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, California March 1, 2012
Sponsored by Spectrum LGBT Center
Metropolitan Community Church,
San Francisco, California | March 3, 2012
Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | April 14, 2012
Bare Bones Film Festival | April 21, 2012
Winner of Best Social Issues Documentary
Kansas City Gay Pride Festival | May 28, 2012
First Congregational UCC, Portland, Oregon
June 15, 2012
36th Annual Frameline Film Festival
June 16, 2012
Hollywood Fringe Festival
Rio Festival Gay De Cinema
U.K. Showing in Association with Manchester Pride, August 23rd, 2012
NY and LA Theatrical Release
September 2012
Quad Cinema and Laemmle Theater
Artemisia, Reno, Nevada
October 23, 2012
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press
Special thanks to the following contributors from our Indiegogo campaign!!
James Stone, Jenn Page,
Ann Hanson, Glenn Graham in honor of Will Shepherd & R.J. Aquilar,
Lisa Mueller, Carla Tourtellotte,
Andrea Merkle, Gifford Tojo,
Mike Dedmon, Matthew Simonds,
Kenneth Clark and Edwin Wendler,
Todd Hinde, Orada Jusatayanond,
Heather Dube, Julie Su,
Matthew Gwiazdon, Reinhard Schuerer, Matthew Mason, John Foo,
Brian Johnson, and Roan Bear
THANK YOU ALL!!
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synopsis
While the passionate debate over the legitimacy of Marriage Equality in the United States rages on, the LGBT community continues to fight for their slice of the American dream. Powered by media, religion and influential anti-gay organizations, the civil right of marriage continues to be held just out of reach for many LGBT citizens.
The Right to Love: An American Family chronicles one story of courage born out of the highly mediatized and controversial Prop 8 2008 election results in California. A Californian married gay couple and their two adopted children fight back against discrimination, ignorance and hate through home videos posted on their YouTube channel, Gay Family Values. As they pursue their American Dream, the opposing political, social and religious opinions that pervade society attempt to strip it from them.
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the filmmakers
Jaye Bird Productions is a family-owned film production company founded in 2008 by Cassie Jaye along with her mother, Nena Jaye, and sister Christina Clack. As a proven team, they are known for their fearless yet sensitive approach to highly polemic topics while maintaining a balanced hand.
With Cassie Jaye at the helm of her directorial debut, Jaye Bird Productions’ first film, Daddy I Do garnered much attention nationally achieving 6 festival awards including Best Documentary at Cannes Independent Film Festival 2010.
Their second feature, The Right to Love: An American Family, premiered February 4, 2012 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, California. Cassie Jaye, along with her sister and mother, worked intensely on this project for three years. With no direct association with the LGBTQ community, they wanted to bring the “straight perspective” with Gay Family Values under the flag of civil rights.CREDIT LIST
credit list
Directed by
Cassie JayeProducers
Christina Clack ... producer
Cassie Jaye ... producer
Nena Jaye ... producer
Ford Austin ... producer
Marc Wasserman ... producer
Matthew C. Mason ... associate producer
Jay Pugh ... executive producerCast
Denise Miney ... Herself
Justin R. Cannon ... Himself
Bryan Leffew ... Himself
Jay Leffew ... HimselfOriginal Music
Edwin WendlerCinematographers
Cassie Jaye
Nena JayeEditor
Cassie Jaye
Full Credit List (PDF)
The Leffew Family