Our film is about real people who cannot get married, cannot retire, experience depression and hopelessness because of their desire to get an education and better their future.

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"We chose not to put lots of shares in trust for our children because we wanted them to finish high school, go to college, get married and be goal-oriented, " says Knight, whose company ranks 70 on our 200 Best list.

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"We had a lady showing up who was getting married at the Pantheon and she had to get married and we had to get our shot, " Hanks said.

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"The way our family structures are done is that when a man and a woman get married they are not considered related, " says White.

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"We want to be able to go into our local parish church, where we are practicing Christians, and under the eyes of the Lord get married, " said Barrie Drewitt-Barlow.

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