The Case Against 8
- Ben Cotner, Ryan White
- 2014
- 1h 49m
- USA
A riveting look at the case that changed social circumstances in the US. Filmed over 5 years, the documentary follows the group that took on the overturning of the Californian legislation banning marriage between people of the same sex. Awarded at Sundance Film Festival and SXSW Film Festival.
Synopsis
An in-depth look at the historic legislative case to overturn Prop 8, the provision that prohibited same-sex marriage. Filmed over 5 years, the documentary features exclusive behind-the-scenes material from the legal team-dynamite of David Boies and Ted Olson, recording, with power and emotion, the struggle for marriage equality, which reached the Supreme Court of the United States.
Best Documentary
Sundance Film Festival
2014