Same Difference

Same Difference

Same Difference

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Same Difference

2011

0h 29m

7.0(1 votes)

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Following the debate over California's Proposition 8, this short film is an exploration of how modern American families are constructed, not only those within the LGBTQ community.

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Directed by: Catherine Opie
Lisa Udelson

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