Wedlocked
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
LGBTQ, Satire
Wedlocked is a farcical comedy taking on the ridiculous laws governing gay divorce. Sydney & Cameron are a happily engaged couple who are looking forward to their big day. Only problem is, Sydney is still married to Lisa and their home state won't recognize their marriage let alone their divorce.
Wedlocked
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
LGBTQ, Satire
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Wedlocked is a farcical comedy taking on the ridiculous laws governing gay divorce. Sydney & Cameron are a happily engaged couple who are looking forward to their big day. Only problem is, Sydney is still married to Lisa and their home state won't recognize their marriage let alone their divorce.
About The Project
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Mission Statement
The Story
Statement from the Director
Wedlocked is a very personal story for me. I was engaged in early 2012, and my fiancée tried to convince me to elope with her in NYC, since New York had legalized gay marriage the year before. After our breakup in early 2013, I realized that had we eloped, we would have been stuck and unable to divorce until gay marriage was (re)legalized in California. Like many LGBTQ couples, I hadn't considered all of the implications of getting married in a state where same-sex marriage was legal while living in a state where it was not. Fortunately, Prop 8 was overturned in June of that same year.
Seeing my friends' lived experiences hammered home the vital importance of this topic that was going unconsidered and overlooked. I had a couple of good friends in Pennsylvania who were stuck in marriages: one for three years and one for ten. They both had new partners and had moved on with their lives in so many ways, and yet they were stuck. With kids and careers involved, it was quite unrealistic for them to uproot their lives and move for six months just to be able to start the divorce process (who knows how long it would take for the divorce to actually be finalized).
In 2013, while working for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, I had the honor of filming the first same-sex wedding in Los Angeles after the repeal of Prop 8, with the Mayor officiating the wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony, and the political importance of the occasion was driven home with a room packed full of reporters and flashing cameras. I bore witness to the regaining of marriage equality in California.
It was in 2014 that Producers Ally Iseman, Christine Moore, and I decided it was time to join the fight for marriage equality with a film about gay divorce. We wanted to give voice to those unspoken for and shed light on the black sheep topic of marriage equality, the need for divorce equality.
On June 26, 2015, (the two year anniversary of the repeal of Prop 8) in the landmark decision of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled that laws banning same-sex marriage were unconstitutional. This decision harkened back to a ruling from 48 years earlier, on June 12, 1967, when the Supreme Court legalized interracial marriage with its ruling in Loving v. Virginia. Like same-sex marriage, prior to the SCOTUS ruling, the legality of interracial marriage differed from state to state. Since 2013, the Supreme Court has cited Loving v. Virginia as a precedent in its decisions regarding same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court Justices see the connections between our past and our present, and so too must we. The more contemporary issues for gay marriage and gay divorce were in fact a way in which history was repeating itself. These connections made it imperative to me that Wedlocked feature an interracial couple. I wanted to acknowledge that part of our history and I wanted to honor the way in which the 1967 ruling on interracial marriages paved the way for same-sex marriage equality.
Before the June 2015 ruling, states had their own laws for same-sex couples, whether that be marriages, civil unions, domestic partnerships, or nothing. It was a country returning to a way of “separate but equal.” We must be mindful of the ways we are still on such a path. There is a war brewing against gender non-conforming people. Laws are passing state by state, and there is a new segregation underfoot. Differently-abled people get largely ignored in the broad movements for social change. Civil rights issues are intersectional and yet, too often, we fight for one thing at a time. We fought for our marriages and not our divorces. And now we're fighting for our bathrooms, and our jobs, and our lives. Let's remember the past, analyze the present, and fight for a better future, an inclusive intersectional fight for a better future.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
GRIP KIT (Small): Flags
Costs $300
VW Bus
Costs $630
Help Sydney and company escape in this Picture Car in the big finale scene!
Festival Fees
Costs $1,500
Our goal is to make the festival circuit, and we need the funds to submit!
G-Technology® Hard Drive ($1200)
Costs $1,200
G-Technology® is the gold standard for storage solutions specifically designed for content creators. We’ll get a storage grant from them when we get the Green Light!
Graphic Designer
Costs $300
Titles Designer
Costs $400
Our title sequence has animation!
Sound Editor
Costs $1,500
Music Licensing
Costs $800
Sound Designer
Costs $1,250
Editor
Costs $2,000
Wireless and Lavalier Microphones - Lectrosonics Wireless Kits
Costs $400
Mixers - Sound Devices 552 5 Channel Mixer
Costs $400
Production Sound Mixer
Costs $400
Boom Operator
Costs $400
GRIP KIT (Small): C-Stands
Costs $300
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
GRIP KIT (Small): Stingers(electric)
Costs $300
Make Up Artist
Costs $500
We gots to make our actors look their best!
Art Director
Costs $2,000
Art dept will cover set design, wardrobe and props
Catering
Costs $3,000
We need to feed everyone healthy, nutritious food.
Coffee
Costs $120
Need to keep our team fueled and energized!
Location fees
Costs $2,500
We will need to rent about 4 different locations and secure permits for each.
Actress
Costs $2,000
Everyone deserves a paycheck! We will be working with some name talent at the ULB level.
Marketing Expenses
Costs $2,000
We need to hire a PMD to manage our social media and crowd funding campaign!
Cinematographer
Costs $3,000
And she comes with her own camera and equipment!
Monitors - External Monitors
Costs $500
Casting Director
Costs $1,000
We're going after some name talent so we need a Casting Director to start those conversations!
General Liability Insurance
Costs $800
We need to insure our people, equipment and set!
Legal Services
Costs $500
We need to form an LLC in order to open a bank account and use a payroll service to pay everyone!
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About This Team
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Incentives
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- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Statement from the Director
Wedlocked is a very personal story for me. I was engaged in early 2012, and my fiancée tried to convince me to elope with her in NYC, since New York had legalized gay marriage the year before. After our breakup in early 2013, I realized that had we eloped, we would have been stuck and unable to divorce until gay marriage was (re)legalized in California. Like many LGBTQ couples, I hadn't considered all of the implications of getting married in a state where same-sex marriage was legal while living in a state where it was not. Fortunately, Prop 8 was overturned in June of that same year.
Seeing my friends' lived experiences hammered home the vital importance of this topic that was going unconsidered and overlooked. I had a couple of good friends in Pennsylvania who were stuck in marriages: one for three years and one for ten. They both had new partners and had moved on with their lives in so many ways, and yet they were stuck. With kids and careers involved, it was quite unrealistic for them to uproot their lives and move for six months just to be able to start the divorce process (who knows how long it would take for the divorce to actually be finalized).
In 2013, while working for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, I had the honor of filming the first same-sex wedding in Los Angeles after the repeal of Prop 8, with the Mayor officiating the wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony, and the political importance of the occasion was driven home with a room packed full of reporters and flashing cameras. I bore witness to the regaining of marriage equality in California.
It was in 2014 that Producers Ally Iseman, Christine Moore, and I decided it was time to join the fight for marriage equality with a film about gay divorce. We wanted to give voice to those unspoken for and shed light on the black sheep topic of marriage equality, the need for divorce equality.
On June 26, 2015, (the two year anniversary of the repeal of Prop 8) in the landmark decision of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled that laws banning same-sex marriage were unconstitutional. This decision harkened back to a ruling from 48 years earlier, on June 12, 1967, when the Supreme Court legalized interracial marriage with its ruling in Loving v. Virginia. Like same-sex marriage, prior to the SCOTUS ruling, the legality of interracial marriage differed from state to state. Since 2013, the Supreme Court has cited Loving v. Virginia as a precedent in its decisions regarding same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court Justices see the connections between our past and our present, and so too must we. The more contemporary issues for gay marriage and gay divorce were in fact a way in which history was repeating itself. These connections made it imperative to me that Wedlocked feature an interracial couple. I wanted to acknowledge that part of our history and I wanted to honor the way in which the 1967 ruling on interracial marriages paved the way for same-sex marriage equality.
Before the June 2015 ruling, states had their own laws for same-sex couples, whether that be marriages, civil unions, domestic partnerships, or nothing. It was a country returning to a way of “separate but equal.” We must be mindful of the ways we are still on such a path. There is a war brewing against gender non-conforming people. Laws are passing state by state, and there is a new segregation underfoot. Differently-abled people get largely ignored in the broad movements for social change. Civil rights issues are intersectional and yet, too often, we fight for one thing at a time. We fought for our marriages and not our divorces. And now we're fighting for our bathrooms, and our jobs, and our lives. Let's remember the past, analyze the present, and fight for a better future, an inclusive intersectional fight for a better future.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
GRIP KIT (Small): Flags
Costs $300
VW Bus
Costs $630
Help Sydney and company escape in this Picture Car in the big finale scene!
Festival Fees
Costs $1,500
Our goal is to make the festival circuit, and we need the funds to submit!
G-Technology® Hard Drive ($1200)
Costs $1,200
G-Technology® is the gold standard for storage solutions specifically designed for content creators. We’ll get a storage grant from them when we get the Green Light!
Graphic Designer
Costs $300
Titles Designer
Costs $400
Our title sequence has animation!
Sound Editor
Costs $1,500
Music Licensing
Costs $800
Sound Designer
Costs $1,250
Editor
Costs $2,000
Wireless and Lavalier Microphones - Lectrosonics Wireless Kits
Costs $400
Mixers - Sound Devices 552 5 Channel Mixer
Costs $400
Production Sound Mixer
Costs $400
Boom Operator
Costs $400
GRIP KIT (Small): C-Stands
Costs $300
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
GRIP KIT (Small): Stingers(electric)
Costs $300
Make Up Artist
Costs $500
We gots to make our actors look their best!
Art Director
Costs $2,000
Art dept will cover set design, wardrobe and props
Catering
Costs $3,000
We need to feed everyone healthy, nutritious food.
Coffee
Costs $120
Need to keep our team fueled and energized!
Location fees
Costs $2,500
We will need to rent about 4 different locations and secure permits for each.
Actress
Costs $2,000
Everyone deserves a paycheck! We will be working with some name talent at the ULB level.
Marketing Expenses
Costs $2,000
We need to hire a PMD to manage our social media and crowd funding campaign!
Cinematographer
Costs $3,000
And she comes with her own camera and equipment!
Monitors - External Monitors
Costs $500
Casting Director
Costs $1,000
We're going after some name talent so we need a Casting Director to start those conversations!
General Liability Insurance
Costs $800
We need to insure our people, equipment and set!
Legal Services
Costs $500
We need to form an LLC in order to open a bank account and use a payroll service to pay everyone!
Direct link:
Share this update!
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