2007 American Short
Cast: Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree
Director: Cynthia Wade
Veteran New Jersey police detective Laurel Hester, dying of terminal lung cancer, spends her final days fighting the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders to give her earned pension benefits to her partner Stacie.
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Trailer:
Awards:
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
- GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Documentary.
- International Documentary Association nomination for Best Short Documentary.
- L.A. Outfest Audience Award for Documentary - Short.
- New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Award for Best Documentary Short.
- Sundance Film Festival Short Filmmaking Special Jury Prize.
Notes/Trivia:
- In 2010 it was announced that Endgame Entertainment was developing a dramatic feature based on Freeheld. Ellen Page will play Stacie and Ron Nyswaner is writing the screenplay.