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Jim VanDeventer

Jim VanDeventer is a graduate of the Art Institute of Vancouver and professional editor with a social conscience.  He has worked on critically acclaimed documentaries to technically ambitious ventures such as a 3D movie and music videos.  Although Jim is a relatively fresh face to the film scene, a masterful command of the visual narrative has already earned him numerous awards. 2010 - Love Exile…

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Love ExiledLove Exiled · 2010
Love Exiled
★ 5.62010
MovieDocumentary
On November 4th, 2008, three states - California, Florida and Arizona - voted to amend their constitutions, denying and revoking the rights of same-sex couples to marry. On May 26, 2009, with Canadian allies, gay American families rally at a Vancouver demonstration to protest these amendments that persecute the LGBTQ community. Demonstration organizer Roger Chin relays the California Supreme Court's infamous decision on Prop 8. Subsequent speakers talk about couples living in exile. Weaving elements of public protest and intimate interviews, four families share their stories of how they met, their decision to escape to freedom in Canada, their Canadian experience and their dreams of returning to their home country, family and friends. In the end, the organizer celebrates the freedoms to marry that exists in Canada.

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Love ExiledLove Exiled · 2010
Love Exiled
★ 5.62010
MovieDocumentary
On November 4th, 2008, three states - California, Florida and Arizona - voted to amend their constitutions, denying and revoking the rights of same-sex couples to marry. On May 26, 2009, with Canadian allies, gay American families rally at a Vancouver demonstration to protest these amendments that persecute the LGBTQ community. Demonstration organizer Roger Chin relays the California Supreme Court's infamous decision on Prop 8. Subsequent speakers talk about couples living in exile. Weaving elements of public protest and intimate interviews, four families share their stories of how they met, their decision to escape to freedom in Canada, their Canadian experience and their dreams of returning to their home country, family and friends. In the end, the organizer celebrates the freedoms to marry that exists in Canada.

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