A small group of pro-equality demonstrators rallied outside the premiere of 8: The Mormon Proposition at Sundance today. The documentary details the involvement of the Church of Latter Day Saints' involvement in the passage of Proposition 8 in California. It's written, and directed by Reed Cowan, produced by Cowan, Chris Volz, and Steven Greenstreet, executive produced by Bruce Bastian, and narrated by Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.

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The Salt Lake Tribune reports: "Shot over 19 months for less than $250,000, the film uses statements of past church leaders and personal accounts of gay Mormons and their families in an attempt to explain what Cowan contends is a culture of obedience and an entrenched anti-gay sentiment that permeates Mormonism. Those attitudes, he says, contribute to a myriad of social problems including suicide and homelessness among young gay Mormons."

According to the AP, the anti-gays failed to show at the premiere:

"Before the screening, festival director John Cooper had said he expected a small, but loud, group of 'haters' might picket the film, but doubted that Mormon church members would be among them. 'It's not really the Mormon style," said Cooper, who is gay and married his partner of 20 years last year during the window between the court ruling and election day.A Utah-based anti-gay equality group, America Forever, sent out 80,000 faxes on Friday denouncing the movie, its makers and the festival on Friday. Internet chatter among other anti-gay groups had also hinted they might come to Sundance, activist Eric Ethington said."

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