We Live Here: The Midwest Documentary Trailer has Dropped
The trailer for Hulu’s upcoming December release of We Live Here: The Midwest documentary is here. The film follows families who live in the Midwest of the United States, and who would like to keep living in this region of the country, but fear they no longer can because of challenges posed by the community regarding their sexuality and the families they have built.
This documentary couldn’t have come at a more important time. As legislators around the United States work to dehumanize the LGBTQ+ community and take away their rights, filmmakers and storytellers are standing up and doing the hard work to ensure LGBTQ+ voices are heard.
Watch the trailer for We Live Here: The Midwest documentary here:
The film documents the discrimination that LGBTQ+ families are facing across America right now. All families must confront challenges, every day. But many also face a rising tide of discrimination and hate in their churches, schools, and even their own neighborhoods.
We Live Here: The Midwest profiles families who hope to stay in a part of the country they love, and where they have often established deep roots: a trans/queer family with five children in Iowa must find a new community after being expelled from their church; a gay Black couple with a young daughter test the line of acceptance in Nebraska; a lesbian couple homeschool their bullied son on a farm in Kansas; a gay teacher in Ohio creates a safe space for LGBTQIA+ students; and a couple in Minnesota struggles to rebuild their families following both of their transitions.
Meanwhile, Minnesota State Representative and queer mother, Heather Keeler, brings LGBTQIA+ rights to the political forefront despite ongoing death threats. Fundamentally, the film captures a crucial time where anti-queer legislation and sentiment is rapidly multiplying across the country, and the values of all midwestern families are put to the ultimate test.
Directed by Melinda Maerker, We Live Here: The Midwest documentary drops on Hulu on December 6.
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Featured image: Deb & Jen. Credit: Photographed by David Clayton Miller; Courtesy of Hulu
