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LIGLFF presents Through Thick and Thin
Gay Wedding Bagel Brunch in the Sky Cafe
11:30 AM 1:00 PM
Sponsored by Human Rights Campaign and First Presbyterian Church of Glen Cove. The Brunch is free with movie admission to Through Thick and Thin
Celebrate the possible advent of gay marriage in New York in our post election Gay Wedding Bagel Brunch. The Brunch will include Bagels, Cream Cheese, coffee, juice, a very unique wedding cake provided by hey! cookie and the ever popular V2 energy vodka Bloody Mary Bar. With a special performance by the L.I. Gay Mens Chorus.
In Person: Director Sebastian Cordoba
Saturday, November 15 at 1:00 PM
Through Thick and Thin (Sebastian Cordoba, USA, 2007, 72 min) This documentary follows the extraordinary stories of seven bi-national gay and lesbian couples whose lives are dramatically affected by the current immigration laws. Filmmaker Sebastian Cordoba intimately captures integral moments of each of the couples as they struggle to stay together at whatever cost, unfortunately demonstrating that love does not conquer all. Uncovering the woes and suffering that these men and women go through just to stay together. For some couples, it means immigrating to a different country, while others try to maintain a semblance of normalcy by commuting between distant places overseas. Also, for some of them, in which the foreign partner is already illegal, they try to keep things as they are, while they avoid the scrutiny of immigration enforcement. The immigration rights issue is a sensitive and personal one to the director, Sebastian Cordoba as he was in a binational relationship with an American citizen and has struggled with this very issue first-hand. He was able to maintain a working visa status by producing this documentary.
Panel Discussion after screening sponsored by HRC.
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LocationCinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington, NY 11743
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
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| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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