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Maple Palm an intense independent feature film dealing with immigration...

"Maple Palm," a raw and brutally intense independent feature film by guerrilla filmmaker, Ralph Torjan, launches its new website to a film that promises to pull no punches in its intense depiction of the harsh circumstances faced by gay and lesbian bi-national couples.



Film Synopsis:



What if the love you cherished could be ripped from you, and there's nothing you could do to stop it. Could you leave everything behind at a moment's notice Would you fight to stay together, or let bureaucracy tear you apart What would you sacrifice to be with the one you love If a gay American falls in love with a foreigner, there is no legal way for the couple to remain together. Obfuscated by gay-marriage and general immigrant backlash, few options exist for bi-national couples. The choices are dire - live apart from the one you love, live together as fugitives, or flee the U.S. in search of freedom in one of sixteen countries that currently support same-sex immigration.



When Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY) reintroduced the Uniting American Families Act to Congress, he was invited to speak on a national news program about the bill. The news anchor patiently listened as the Congressman explained what the bill hoped to achieve, then curtly replied: "so you know this bill has no chance of passing, right" A crude remark, yet a cold hard truth known by tens of thousands of gay Americans living with anxiety and helplessness over finding a solution to a problem few know exist.If you're a gay American in love with a person from another country the facts are simple:



There's no hope. No way out. No one knows. And no one cares.



Be it general ignorance to the issue or simply indifference to a shunned sector of society, the end result is the same - if you're gay, you're not free to be with the person you love if that person is a citizen of another country. And since immigration falls under Federal jurisdiction, getting married in Massachusetts or Canada is not an option. Straight men can order third-word brides over the internet, but loving same-sex bi-national couples cannot legally stay together no matter how many years their relationship spans.



Maple Palm is NOT a gay-marriage advocacy film. It is a presentation of facts:



Two lesbians are in love. One is an Illegal Alien. The couple lives in the shadows of society. One day, their biggest fear comes true - their secret is exposed. Now they must choose - fight to stay together, or let bureaucracy rip them apart.



Each year, thousands of same-sex bi-national couples are forced apart by deportation or forced to flee their homeland to live together in a country that supports same-sex immigration.



Sixteen countries currently recognize same-sex couples for the purpose of immigration.



The United States is not one of them.



What would you sacrifice to be with the person you love

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