Lieutenant Laurel Hester has three months to live. All she wants is for her pension benefits to go to her life partner, Stacie. Laurel is told no; they are not married. Freeheld is Laurel’s passionate battle against injustice, a moving portrait of those who rally around her, and a dramatic chronicle of the ripples felt throughout New Jersey and the nation.
Winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Short Documentary
Winner, Special Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival 2007
