Bridegroom

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Movie
Original title Bridegroom
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2013
length 80 minutes
Rod
Director Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
script Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
production Linda Bloodworth-Thomason,
Shane Bitney Crone ,
Allen Crowe
music Benjy Gaither
cut Patricia Barnett,
Brad Durante,
Nicolas Romolini

Bridegroom is a 2013 documentary directed by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that tells the love story of Shane Bitney Crone and Thomas Bridegroom and the events following Bridegroom's accidental death.

content

The film mainly consists of original footage taken by Bitney Crone, Bridegroom or their friends, and interviews with relatives and friends of the two protagonists. In this way, the childhood of Bitney Crone and Bridegroom in Montana and Indiana and their respective dealings with their homosexuality are documented in a juxtaposing way . They eventually meet in Los Angeles , where they are both trying to break into the film and advertising sectors. They quickly become a couple, move in together, run a small company together and often travel. When they reveal their relationship to their families, the reactions are very different: While Bitney Crones family stands behind him, Bridegroom meets with no understanding and is even threatened by his father. It took some time for at least Bridegroom's mother to get used to the idea that her son was gay, and now and then she comes to Los Angeles to visit.

Bitney Crone and Bridegroom promise each other to get married as soon as gay marriage is legalized. But on May 7, 2011, Bridegroom fell from the roof of a house during a photoshoot and died. The pain of losing his partner is exacerbated by the fact that Bitney Crone is not considered a family member before the law and thus has virtually no rights over the deceased. Bridegroom's family organized the funeral in Indiana and threatened Bitney Crone with violence if he attended; his role in the life of the deceased is never mentioned. The film ends with reflections on the behavior of Bridegroom's parents while Bitney Crone visits his partner's grave. As explained in the credits, the Bridegrooms also refused to comment on the film.

Creation and publication

To mark the first anniversary of Bridegroom's death, Bitney Crone published the documentary video It Could Happen to You on YouTube in 2012 . After the video spread online through social networks, director Bloodworth-Thomason, who had previously met the couple in person, suggested that Bitney Crone make a feature film. Work on the film began in the summer of 2012. The budget of US $ 384,375 was reached through crowdfunding through the Kickstarter.com website .

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2013 and was introduced by ex-President Bill Clinton . It premiered on October 27, 2013 on the Oprah Winfrey Network . It was released on DVD and Netflix on November 19 of that year .

reception

The documentary received mostly positive reviews. David DeWitt described Bridegroom in the New York Times as "simply told, but extraordinarily moving"; Peter Debruge also found the documentary in Variety “super-simple, but extremely emotional”. In the Los Angeles Times , Gary Goldstein saw the film as "both a painful, powerful narrative about first love and premature death and a concrete, undeniable plea for equal rights in marriage." Frank Scheck found in the Hollywood Reporter that the story was being told in an "irresistible, compassionate way" and that it would "melt" the hearts of viewers.

Awards

Bridegroom won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival . Furthermore, the film received the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentation in 2014 , together with Call Me Kuchu .

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supporting documents

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  2. ^ Gregg Kilday: Linda Bloodworth Thomason Directing Marriage-Equality Doc 'Bridegroom'. In: The Hollywood Reporter . August 13, 2012, accessed April 7, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Kit Williamson: GLBT Filmmakers Kick Open the Kickstarter Closet. In: The Huffington Post. January 22, 2013, accessed April 7, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Here Are the 22 Films Premiering in the Viewpoints Section of the 2013 Festival. Tribeca Film Festival, March 4, 2013, accessed April 7, 2016 .
  5. ^ Curtis M. Wong: Bill Clinton Introduces 'Bridegroom,' Shane Bitney Crone's Documentary, At Tribeca Film Festival. In: The Huffington Post. April 24, 2013, accessed April 7, 2016 .
  6. ^ OWN Presents a Night of Programming About Being Gay in America. In: TV by the Numbers. October 3, 2013, accessed April 7, 2016 .
  7. ^ David DeWitt: Bridegroom. A Heartbreaking Loss for One and All . In: The New York Times . October 4, 2013, p. C8 ( online article [accessed on April 7, 2016] “this simply told but exceptionally moving documentary”).
  8. ^ Peter Debruge: Film Review: 'Bridegroom'. In: Variety. October 8, 2013, accessed on April 7, 2016 (English): "super-lo-fi yet highly emotional docu"
  9. ^ Gary Goldstein: Review: 'Bridegroom' a poignant tale of gay partner's loss. In: Los Angeles Times. October 17, 2013, accessed on April 7, 2016 (English): "a poignant, powerful tale of first love and untimely death as well as a practical, frankly undeniable, plea for marriage equality"
  10. ^ Frank Scheck: Bridegroom: Tribeca Review. In: The Hollywood Reporter. April 25, 2013, accessed on April 7, 2016 (English): "This deeply moving documentary will melt the heart of anyone who sees it ... The story is told in compelling sympathetic fashion"
  11. ↑ Aaron Couch: Tribeca: 'The Rocket', 'Bridegroom' Win Audience Awards. In: The Hollywood Reporter . April 27, 2013, accessed April 7, 2016 .
  12. ↑ 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Winners Announced. In: Deadline.com. April 12, 2014, accessed April 7, 2016 .