title: Muni to the Marriage

length: 5 min., Beta SP, 2004

genre: Documentary

director: Stuart Gaffney

producer: Stuart Gaffney

synopsis: February 12, 2004˜the day San Francisco made marriage history. A short Muni ride to City Hall suddenly turns partners of 17 years into newlyweds.

During the ride, the filmmaker reflects on the difficulties experienced by his Chinese-American mother and white father more than 50 years ago, who were only able to marry when California‚s law against interracial marriage was overturned.

festivals: San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Film Arts Festival, San Diego Asian Film Festival, DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival, San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, APAture

directorcontact: Stuart Gaffney

street: 520 Shrader St. #3

city/state/zip: San Francisco, CA, 94117

emailaddress: stuart@aya.yale.edu