A Union in Wait

Infobox Film | name = A Union in Wait

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caption =
director = Ryan Butler
producer = Ryan Butler
writer =
starring =
music = Jason Schuler
cinematography = Richard Clabaugh
Brian Nisbett
editing = Thomas Berndt
distributor = Digital Social Productions
released = 2001 (USA)
runtime = 47 min.
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:255140
imdb_id = 0293675

"A Union in Wait" is the name of a 2001 documentary film about same-sex marriage, directed by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1037425/ Ryan Butler] .

Location

The film was shot primarily in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on the campus of Wake Forest University. However portions of the film were shot in Washington, D.C. at the Millennium March on Washington, Family Research Council headquarters and Andrew Sullivan's house.

ummary

In May 1981 Wendy Scott would meet a new co-worker named Susan Parker. Their new friendship would quickly transform into something more special. "A Union In Wait" takes a very personal look at Susan Parker and Wendy Scott's relationship and the controversy that would make their private life anything but private.

Susan Parker and Wendy Scott are members of Wake Forest Baptist Church. In 1997 the couple decided they wanted to have a union ceremony in Wake Forest University's Wait Chapel, but the traditionally Baptist university told them no. Susan Parker, Wendy Scott, their church, and many others joined together to fight the school's decision in what would become a controversy that divided a community in North Carolina and made national headlines.

Interviews

"A Union In Wait" includes interviews with Andrew Sullivan, Barney Frank, Robert Knight, Jimmy Creech, Fred Phelps, Candace Gingrich, Wake Forest University students, and local ministers.

Distribution

In 2001 [http://www.sundancechannel.com/film/?ixFilmID=833&rname=The+Film+Finder Sundance Channel] licensed the film for television in the United States. "A Union In Wait" has also shown at numerous festivals around the world and is being distributed on video by Frameline Distribution.

Further information

The Reverend Susan Parker (M.Div.) now serves as the Associate Pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church. [cite web
title = Forest Baptist Church, Pastors
url=http://www.wakeforestbaptist.org/pastors.htm
accessdate = 2008-06-11 ]

Ryan Butler worked as a television editor in Washington, DC after the release of A Union In Wait for ABC 7, National Geographic Channel and CNN. During his time living there he was also elected to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in Washington, DC. In 2009 he moved back to North Carolina where he is working for LightingSale.com, an e-commerce website that sells lighting products. [cite web
title = LightingSale.com, About Lighting Sale
url=http://www.LightingSale.com/about
accessdate = 2008-06-11 ]

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