Movie Matinee at Thoreau Center
Friday, July 30 at 3:00 PM
Pacific Room at Tides, Thoreau Center for Sustainability SF
Freeheld
Directed by: Cynthia Wade
Produced by: Cynthia Wade
Winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Short Documentary
Winner, Special Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival 2007
Please join us for a late afternoon movie in the Pacific Room at Tides. Oscar-award winning documentary Freeheld follows the landmark legal battle of Lieutenant Laurel Hester, a dying New Jersey police officer, who fights to transfer her pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree. As her elected officials, The Freeholders, stand firmly against her, and the town explodes around her, Laurel races against time to provide for the love of her life before it’s too late. Produced by Tides grantee, Chicken + Egg Pictures.
140 mins. Snacks and beverages provided.
Brown Bag events are free informal mid-day learning sessions hosted at Tides. Friends, neighbors and colleagues are welcome. Visitors, please sign in at the front desk.
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