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Both. The film documents various Tarot shops in Los Angeles with the same question. It also interviews several Tarot experts and psychics on their use of Tarot as well as a skeptic, Michael Shermer who is known for doing a version of a "fake" Tarot read (and does one for the documentary with the same specific question). The film is also a love story loosely based on the actual love story of the two writers.

The three cameras represent the three levels of the film. The Red Epic was used to film the narrative love story. The Panasonic HVX was used to film the documentary. The Sony 7D EOS was used to film Simon Hersh's DVD extras, which is an integral section of the movie's plot.

Simon says he is a distant relative of Semour Hersh. Simon's investigatory instincts and work experience confirm that he is probably a long lost nephew of the famous journalist.

Yes. Marriage between same sex couples was legalized in California on June 16, 2008. The passing of Proposition 8 stopped further same sex marriages from November 5, 2008 to June 27, 2013. Same sex marriages again became legal in California through the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry on June 27, 2013. Drew and Gary were married in 2008.

Yes. Backbone Trail Arts is the production company of Vincent Maeder and Navah Raphael. It is also the fictional production company of Babykins and Babydills in Tarot: A Documentary Love Story. The film has multiple levels of reality and fiction (one of the themes of the film) and this is another example of the film's levels of meaning and symbolism.

A little bit of both. Expert Tarot readers and a world-renowned skeptic are featured in the documentary sections of the film. Babydills character is a true believer, while Gary's character is a flat out skeptic. Simon is on board, but only for his own agenda. Drew is a believer as well, while Babykins maintains a balanced viewpoint. Babykins balanced viewpoint is important as he is the interviewer of the experts and the skeptic as well as the subject of the Tarot reads in the documentary.

Absolutely. The question posed to each Tarot reader (and the skeptic) are the same. The question involves a subject that has not yet happened (it lies in the future). Each reading poses the same question in an earnest manner. The Tarot reads are unscripted, live filmings of the actual readings; they are not re-enactments nor does the Tarot reader know the question prior to the filming.