For Immediate Release
New York, NY – On Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 7:00pm, The Center NYC LGBT Community
Center located at 208 West 13th Street, NY, NY 10011, in association with Catch A Dream Entertainment and, The
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry of Berkeley, CA will screen the powerful and thought
provoking documentary entitled: For Faith, For Love, FOREVER.
As the presidential inauguration in 2009 came to a close, millions of people around the world witnessed a
historical event in time; however, 2,500 miles due west there is division in California where the highly publicized
Proposition 8 appeared on the general election ballot in November 2008. The proposition eliminated the right
for same sex couples to marry, and has been fiercely debated over the past several years, Civil Rights!
The future of marriage equality was discussed during a Town Hall Meeting at First Congregational Church of
Oakland, CA and documented by filmmaker Nefertiti Strong. The documentary, in final negotiations to be
narrated by Rodney Chester, the lead actor of Logo’s hit movie Noah’s Arc – Jumping the Broom, explores the
debate on same‐sex marriage in the African‐American community and its inclusion of the black church. Despite
media portrayals suggesting complete disapproval, African‐American clergy strongly believe in allowing people
to live “in Spirit and in Truth” in regards to their God‐given identities.
The Town Hall discussion, sponsored by the San Francisco Foundation and the Haas Jr. Fund, brought “dialogue
and people together to work out issues in their communities,” said Reverend Roland Stringfellow, the event’s
organizer, gay rights activist and Executive Producer of For Faith, For Love, FOREVER. “What the film 'For Faith,
For Love, FOREVER' seeks to do, through the lens of the African‐American church context, is to give courage to
people of faith to address open and honestly the issue of being 'in the life' and the ways to find a way back to
church communities we love."
Over the past year, the HOT button issue has been gay marriage. Strong believes the recording of the
documentary has shed light onto a very important issue; however, gives people who may not been in
attendance a chance to weigh in on the issues. “The beauty of film has captured a moment in time forever, that
generations can not only see what happened, but understand why you did something,” Strong said.
Strong is president and founder of Catch a Dream, Inc. a TV/Film production based in Los Angeles and New York.
The Center is hosting a fundraiser for the film in New York City LGBT Center and will screen the youth‐focused
2010 HIV/AIDS PSA Campaign “Get Down” written and directed by Kim J. Ford of Lionqueen 192, Productions,
Inc and FACES NY Inc. For more information on For Faith, For Love, FOREVER the movie, filmmaker Nefertiti
Strong, Rev. Roland Stringfellow, press, sponsorship and/or donations to support the documentary, please
contact film producers:
Richard E. Pelzer II [email protected] or Angelica Strong [email protected]
Website: www.forfaithforloveforeverthemovie.com
CONTACTS:
Shana Jeannot, Press Coordinator
[email protected]|646‐637‐4141