{"id":13137,"date":"2019-07-26T10:23:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T14:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/trio-veteran-creators-team-mystery-series\/"},"modified":"2019-07-26T10:23:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T14:23:03","slug":"trio-of-veteran-creators-team-for-mystery-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/trio-of-veteran-creators-team-for-mystery-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Trio of Veteran Creators Team for Mystery Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Writer and producer Neal Baer (<em>ER<\/em>, <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em>, <em>Designated Survivor<\/em>), filmmaker P.J. Palmer (<em>Anyone But Me<\/em>) and L.A.-based writer Michael J. Wolfe have come together to develop and produce <em>The Mystery of the 1957 Gay Wedding Photos<\/em>, an unscripted series searching for answers about a set of recently surfaced images.<\/p>\n<p>The trio is set to produce the series with Endemol Shine North America\u2019s Authentic Entertainment and will work closely with ONE Archives Foundation, John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives and the William Way LGBT Community Center in Philadelphia. The collection of photos, which are among the first to document a gay wedding, were printed circa 1957 at a neighborhood drugstore in North Philadelphia. The images capture special moments between two men tying the knot, including an exchange of rings in front of witnesses, an officiant leading the ceremony, the first kiss and more.<\/p>\n<p>The owner of the drugstore allegedly judged the photos to be inappropriate and refused to return them to the wedding couple. Some 60 years later, the images\u2014which are currently housed at with ONE National Gay &amp; Lesbian Archives at the University of Southern California Libraries and the John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives\u2014have resurfaced and have left many searching for answers as to who the men are and other details surrounding the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike the Philadelphia wedding photographs, the personal effects and memories of LGBTQ lives have for too long been discarded or destroyed,\u201d said Jennifer C. Gregg, executive director of ONE Archives Foundation. \u201cThe ONE Archives Foundation began in 1952 with our founders literally dumpster-diving to save our history. We\u2019re thrilled that these photos of everyday love, hidden for over six decades, are finally coming to light. Preserving and sharing these stories of the LGBTQ community ensures that we are and remain visible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Mystery of the 1957 Gay Wedding Photos<\/em> series will follow Baer, Palmer and Wolfe as they search for clues and look to unlock answers to many of the outstanding questions behind the wedding. The producers have created a website, www.OurOneStory.com, and a Facebook page, www.facebook.com\/ouronestory, where the public can share any clues and relevant information that may lead to solving the mystery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are drawn to stories of bravery, where these men lived out their lives under threat of danger or actual harm,\u201d said Baer. \u201cWe owe them our deepest gratitude because they did something no one else had done before them: they recorded their love for themselves and for posterity. Now 60 years later, we have the photos, but there\u2019s a painful gap between the past and the present. How did these pioneers live their lives as a couple? What barriers did two men married in the \u201850s, when the legal repercussions were severe, face? What drove them to take the bold chance to develop these photos when sodomy laws prohibited gay sexual relationships? Their legacy empowers us today and we are setting off to find these men and their stories. Along the way, other heroes have appeared, whose stories have never been told. So, this is a treasure hunt for our past that emboldens our future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first time I saw these photos I was surprised to be moved to tears, I\u2019ve never seen these types of family photos before,\u201d said Palmer. \u201cThese men look so happy and in love, and the memory of those moments were muted when the photos were denied to them and their history denied to the world. The archives hold an enormous collection of these types of stories that were nearly erased. We are out to bring these stories forward to reclaim our history to show we have always been here, since day one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe added, \u201cSearching for these men for the past 18 months, talking to countless LGBTQ elders and hearing stories of what life used to be like for them, has been a master class in gay history. To speak with them is to connect with my ancestors, to finally know family I never knew I had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mystery of this love affair, and the detective story to find these men, is the perfect combination of personal narrative and hidden history,\u201d said Helga Eike, president of Authentic Entertainment. \u201cWe are honored that Neal, Michael and P.J. have asked us to join them on this epic journey. These photos are so powerful; they are a snapshot of an otherwise lost time and place.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer and producer Neal Baer (ER, Law &amp; Order: SVU, Designated Survivor), filmmaker P.J. 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