Matthew Brown’s Video GAY=SIN

Matthew Brown’s video GAY=SIN is an incredibly moving powerful video from this young, up and coming, filmmaker. I’ve had the opportunity to talk to him about video and I’m very impressed to what went into the thinking of this video. It's hard to believe that in 2009 we are even having a discussion about personal freedom. What two consenting people do is their own F###ing business.

Three words: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness. Why would we want to deprive anyone of any of these rights. The conversation should be over, unless those three words don't apply to EVERYONE in 2009. As far as I’m concerned, the constitution does not exclude gays; consequently, they should have the same right to marry as straight people do under liberty & the pursuit of happiness. They shouldn’t have to be humiliated with us having to vote to give them rights that the constitution already guarantees them.

Here’s the part that gets me, so many of the folks against giving freedoms to everyone in America feel that gay marriage will somehow hurt straight marriage. Straight marriage doesn’t have such a great record of success, and they really should get their own house in order before they start dictating to others. I would think they would be a little embarrassed about their own record of success.

Well done Matthew, you've broached a subject that should really not be a subject but unfortunately, it is.

Religion could be such a force for nice & good, but unfortunately I don’t see that. Even in its lightest forms it’s extremism to me, with their mission to be ~ to convert. It's a lot of: if you don't believe what I do, I will have to force my opinion on you, or they need to save people. Why can’t they just hang their shingle out there and if people show up, fine and if not, leave the rest of us alone.

The real problem in all of this is tolerance, if we as a people can have tolerance toward something different, we wouldn’t have any problems both political and religious. And that’s a big IF?

Well done Matthew, you are tackling real subjects and I commend you for it.

Now I haven't even mentioned how great the video is. The way Matt uses imagery and sound in this video is truely unique and different. Had he had words match the images all of the power would be lost. By just having peoples audio he has heightened the power of the spoken word and he makes you focus on it. Watch it and you'll see what I mean.


P.S. For those of you who think you need fancy gear to make great videos, Matthew uses a $500 Canon HV20 :o)
P.S.S. Matthew is a Z-KUDOS award winner.