Lens: The Heart of the Matter: Love
Beautiful photo essay from 1965. Governments, try as they might, can never legislate our emotions. Whether it’s love between same-sex couples today or love between races 50 years ago, humans fight for the right to feel and express the most basic of all experiences: LOVE.
In 1965, Grey Villet photographed an interracial couple then embroiled in legal tangles. Rather than focusing on the controversy, he focused on the heart of the matter: love.
My new film, Love Is Not Enough is playing at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 26th @ 4:00pm. Please share the great news with your friends, especially those in Seattle!
When Eric meets Conrad, it’s love at first sight. Once their whirlwind romance turns domestic, both men must face their conflicting ideas about relationships: Eric’s monogamy and Conrad’s polyamory. Eric tries to follow his friend David’s advice to listen to his heart, even when Conrad brings his new love to Eric’s birthday. After all three share a night together Eric must ask, when is love not enough?
Megan, co-founder of the What is Love Project, feels love takes many forms, is ephemeral and difficult to describe.
Alex from a previous video invited us to interview three of his friends at a local Haight Street bar, Trax. What is love for you? Check us out at http://www.whatisloveproject.com
I went down to the Folsom Street Fair and asked people what love means to them. This is part one. What is love to you?
Danny’s experiences has led him to learn love is about everyone and everything in the world and less about the one-on-one relationships. He relates his experience in the 29-year relationship with his lover. What is love for you?
Bryan, co-founder of the What is Love Project, sees love as acceptance and finding beauty in someone or something. What is love for you?
Alex relates the dictionary definitions of love with his personal view of love being unselfish and willing to do something for another person. What is love for you? Leave your comments and share your thoughts.
Guys feels commitment is about being devoted to another person. What do you think about commitment?
Jason shares stories on his past relationships. He feels that perhaps love seems better in hindsight than when it’s happening. What do you think about love?
