{"id":53843,"date":"2023-05-03T19:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T23:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=53843"},"modified":"2023-05-03T19:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T23:42:33","slug":"we-live-here-the-midwest-documentary-feature-from-filmmakers-david-miller-and-melinda-maerker-acquired-by-hulu-originals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/03\/we-live-here-the-midwest-documentary-feature-from-filmmakers-david-miller-and-melinda-maerker-acquired-by-hulu-originals\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We Live Here: The Midwest&#8221; Documentary Feature from Filmmakers David Miller and Melinda Maerker Acquired by Hulu Originals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53844\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/We-Live-Here-The-Midwest.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/We-Live-Here-The-Midwest.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/We-Live-Here-The-Midwest-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>&#8220;<strong><em>We Live Here: The Midwest<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; explores timely, personal stories of LGBTQI+ families who strive to build lives in their communities despite biased legislation and mounting prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3916430344\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We Live Here: The Midwest<\/em>&#8221; 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 LGBTQI+ students; and a couple in Minnesota struggles to rebuild their families following both of their transitions. Meanwhile, Minnesota Rep. and queer mother, Heather Keeler, brings LGBTQI+ rights to the political forefront despite ongoing death threats.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In the documentary feature space, this announcement comes on the heels o<em>f forthcoming docs for Hulu including &#8220;<\/em>Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Queenmaker: The Making of an It Girl<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Aaron Carter: The Little Prince of Pop<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>The Jewel Thief<\/em>,&#8221; all soon to join the documentary slate. In the past year, Hulu has had a banner run in the documentary space: In April, Brooke Shields&#8217; &#8220;<em>Pretty Baby<\/em>&#8221; debuted as the most-watched program of all ABC News premieres on Hulu. 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