This is the final piece in a series of videos by Mimi Schiffman on North Carolina’s Amendment One:
This is the final piece in a “You know, everybody says it’s just a word, but there’s more to it. There’s a feeling of belonging,” said Jeff Enochs of Charlotte, N.C. “I wanted my state to recognize that we are going to spend the rest of our lives together.”
Watch Jeff and his partner Brian Helms travel to Washington, D.C., the closest place they can legally marry.
The wedding is set to take place just weeks in advance of North Carolina’s primary, in which voters will decide whether to amend the constitution to read: “Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state.”
Production: Mimi Schiffman
Music: Phil Cook & His Feat
Additional Camera: Ben Berry
Mimi Schiffman is a photographer, videographer and multimedia producer pursuing a master’s degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This work is a part of a documentary project she is producing on marriage equality for her thesis. The work is being released in the lead-up to the 2012 North Carolina primaries on May 8, 2012, where voters are asked to decide on a constitutional amendment which could render many established same-gender couples and their families legal strangers in the eyes of the law.
Mimi’s work is being posted on Huffington Post.
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