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Love Free or Die is the true story about gay Bishop Gene Robinson whose two defining passions the world cannot reconcile: his love for God and for his partner Mark. It is about church and state, love and marriage, faith and identity-and one man's struggle to dispel the notion that God's love has limits. In the film, Gene Robinson becomes the first openly gay person to be elected bishop in the high church traditions of Christendom. Bishop Robinson confronts those who use religion as an instrument of oppression, and claims a place in the church and society, not just for LGBT people, but for all. By changing the church, he can change the world. -- (C) Official Site
Rating
NR
Director
Macky Alston
Studio
Wolfe Releasing
- This movie changed my life. Bishop Robinson is such a hero and the film is so artful. At a Sundance screening (where it won a special jury prize), I heard the programmer say that this film is made with such class and elegance. See it!!!Reply
- "The Church always has the tendency to claw on the carpet as it's being dragged out of the past." That clawing is ugly in Love Free or Die, as Robinson receives hate mail and death threats. But he embraces the chance to make such "clawing" visible, taking it as an opportunity to invite for the Church to act against fear and ignorance. "It's time religious institutions took responsibility for what their speech empowers people to do," the bishop says. He's taken a first step. A beautiful and important film made by Macky Alston and his talented editor Chris White.Reply
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- A captivating look at the debate over gay priests and marriage in the Episcopal Church, Love Free or Die examines the conflicts between faith, love, ethics, and politics in a tender and hopeful fashion.Reply
- Inspiring and an important document of the civil rights battle. It's a wonderful film and highly recommended, but I wish it had an even broader message.Reply
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