"An Affirmative Act" is pro-gay marriage film, starring Charles Durning, Eric Etebari, Costas Mandylor, Rachael Robbins, and Blanche Baker, about a lesbian couple where one pretends to be a man in order for the two to get married and equal benefits. A slice of life of a young, professional married couple with their darling baby turns a sharp, dark corner when the pair are arrested and charged with several counts of fraud. The reason: Terry and Samantha Succi aren't the man and woman that they purported to be... Terry and Samantha married under false pretenses, ignoring state law that discriminates against homosexual partners and prohibits them from receiving the same rights and benefits as their straight counterparts.
Charles Durning
as Man in the White Suit
Blanche Baker
as Lori Belmont
Costas Mandylor
as Matthew
Robert Clohessy
as Lance Lane
Thomas G. Waites
as Samuel 'Dixie' Backus
Eric Etebari
as John DeMine
Justin Deas
as Governor Packer Winstroll
Julia Weldon
as Jennifer
Jackie Martling
as Dutch Holland
Randy Jones
as Rollie Handsome
Blair Lewin
as Stenographer
