Filmmaker: Prop 8 movie's distribution rights sold

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Filmmaker: Prop 8 movie's distribution rights sold
By JENNIFER DOBNER, Associated Press Writer

Thursday, February 11, 2010


A film distribution company has bought the rights to a documentary about the Mormon church's role in a California ballot initiative to ban gay marriage.

Filmmaker Reed Cowan says "8: The Mormon Proposition" will hit theaters this spring and a DVD will follow. Cowan says he sold the film's North American distribution rights to the newly formed Red Flag Releasing.

The film, which had its debut at the Sundance Film Festival last month, is Red Flag's first acquisition, said Paul Federbush, a partner in the company.

"I think it's a very important issue to us, not only gay marriage, but the issue of separation of church and state," said Federbush. "We saw it at Sundance and felt it connected with the audience."

The film drew strong reactions from Sundance viewers, including sustained standing ovations and tears. Some critics dismissed the movie as anti-Mormon propaganda.


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