A Union in Wait

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A Union in Wait

Directed by	Ryan Butler
Produced by	Ryan Butler
Music by	Jason Schuler
Cinematography	Richard Clabaugh Brian Nisbett
Editing by	Thomas Berndt
Distributed by	Digital Social Productions
Release date(s)	2001 (USA)
Running time	47 min.
Language	English
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A Union in Wait is the name of a 2001 documentary film about same-sex marriage, directed by Ryan Butler.

1 Location
2 Summary
3 Interviews
4 Distribution
5 Further information
6 External links
7 References

[edit] Location

The film was shot primarily in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on the campus of Wake Forest University. However portions of the film were shot in Washington, D.C. at the Millennium March on Washington, Family Research Council headquarters and Andrew Sullivan's house.

[edit] Summary

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Susan Parker (front, right) and Wendy Scott (left) stand in front of Wake Forest University's Wait Chapel in this production still from A Union In Wait.

In May of 1981 Wendy Scott would meet a new co-worker named Susan Parker. Their new friendship would quickly transform into something more special. A Union In Wait takes a very personal look at Susan Parker and Wendy Scott's relationship and the controversy that would make their private life anything but private.

Susan Parker and Wendy Scott are members of Wake Forest Baptist Church. In 1997 the couple decided they wanted to have a union ceremony in Wake Forest University's Wait Chapel, but the traditionally Baptist university told them no. Susan Parker, Wendy Scott, their church, and many others joined together to fight the school's decision in what would become a controversy that divided a community in North Carolina and made national headlines.

[edit] Interviews

A Union In Wait includes interviews with Andrew Sullivan, Barney Frank, Robert Knight, Jimmy Creech, Fred Phelps, Candace Gingrich, Wake Forest University students, and local ministers.

[edit] Distribution

In 2001 Sundance Channel licensed the film for television in the United States. A Union In Wait has also shown at numerous festivals around the world and is being distributed on video by Frameline Distribution.

[edit] Further information

The Reverend Susan Parker (M.Div.) now serves as the Associate Pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church.^[1]

Ryan Butler worked as a television editor in Washington, DC after the release of A Union In Wait for ABC 7, National Geographic Channel and CNN. During his time living there he was also elected to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in Washington, DC. In 2009 he moved back to North Carolina where he is working for LightingSale.com, an e-commerce website that sells lighting products.^[2]