Freeheld (2007 film)

Freeheld
Directed byCynthia Wade
Produced byVanessa Roth
Matthew Syrett
Cynthia Wade
StarringLaurel Hester
Stacie Andree
CinematographyCynthia Wade
Edited byDavid Teague
Music byRob Schwimmer
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
40 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Freeheld is a 2007 documentary film directed by Cynthia Wade. It chronicles the story of Laurel Hester in her fight against the Ocean County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders to give her earned pension benefits to her partner, Stacie. On February 24, 2008, it won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject. The documentary also won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.[1]

Freeheld has played in over 50 festivals worldwide and has earned 14 festival awards.[2] The film had its US broadcast premiere in June 2008 on Cinemax. A film based on the documentary, starring Elliot Page and Julianne Moore, was released in October 2015.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Freeheld (2007)", Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, 2012, archived from the original on 2012-10-17, retrieved 2009-08-17
  2. ^ "Freeheld: The Laurel Hester Story — Screenings". Official site. Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. ^ "Julianne Moore, Zach Galifianakis to Star in Drama 'Freeheld'". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 February 2014.
  4. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1658801/releaseinfo [user-generated source]