"One Summer in New Paltz" focuses on the small village of New Paltz, NY, where the mayor, Jason West, began performing same-sex marriages on the steps of village hall, and thousands of couples flooded the village seeking to be married. The film documents civil disobedience and demonstrations across New York State, including the Nyack Ten legal suit against New York state and the first day of legal same-sex marriages in Boston, Massachusetts in May 2004.
One Summer in New Paltz: A Cautionary Tale
The documentary "One Summer in New Paltz" explores the lives of same-sex couples who got married in a mass ceremony in New Paltz, New York, in response to a proposed constitutional amendment restricting marriage to heterosexual unions.
