Politics of the Heart

1h 7m
Documentary
1

Based in Quebec, this film is a portrait of lesbian and gay families as well as the story of how they organized out of conditions of violence and discrimination to win recognition of their relationships, families and parenting rights. Also tells the story of the landmark case in Quebec that broke the ban against same-sex marriage, making Quebec the third province in Canada to recognize equal marriage.

Cast

Nancy Nicol
Narrator

Crew

Nancy Nicol
Director, Writer, Researcher
Ricardo Acosta
Editor
Robin Bain
Director of Photography
Jakob Thiesen
Sound Editor
Ian Rodess
Sound Mixer
Alyssa Ryvers
Sound Recordist, Original Music Composer
Pascale-Hugo Plourde
Researcher
Dr. Miriam Smith
Researcher

Recommendations

view all
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
A Plastic Ocean
Champs
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
McQueen
Directed by John Ford
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
My Mom Jayne
Fuck
Stories We Tell
Tabloid
Public Speaking
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Lake of Fire
Sidney
The Class of ‘92