Filmmaker Cody Stokes will screen the Heartland Transport, a 10 minute documentary featuring 17 same-sex couples who traveled together to Iowa to obtain legal marriage licenses. A discussion using the film will frame the questions:  What is marriage equality? Are same-sex marriages different than traditional marriages?

A community activist  couple featured in the film, Ed Reggi and Scott Emanuel,  will discuss what marriage means past, present  and future.
Participants will explore some universal definitions of the meanings marriage.   This dialogue will be captured  to help build an ongoing conversation at Heartland Transport website.

Bios

Scott Emanuel

Scott Emanuel holds his Masters in Social Work from St. Louis University and works for the ACLU of Eastern Missouri.

Ed Reggi

Ed Reggi holds his BFA from Fontbonne University and is an award winning professional actor and producer, who in 2008 began applying his Fringe Festival producing skills toward organizing large scale events that stimulate social change for Marriage Equality.

Cody Stokes

Cody Stokes is the winner of the prestigious Princess Grace Film Award. Cody has worked in Ghana, Rwanda, and the United States on various films. Cody graduated from Webster University and currently lives in St. Louis.