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Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary - 109 minutes

Log Line

A behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Previous markets

  • Sundance 2014 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2014 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2014 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Ben COTNER, Ryan WHITE

Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes look inside the historic case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. The high-profile trial first makes headlines with the unlikely pairing of Ted Olson and David Boies, political foes who last faced off as opposing attorneys in Bush v. Gore. The film also follows the plaintiffs, two gay couples who find their families at the center of the same-sex marriage controversy. Five years in the making, this is the story of how they took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Production

Country(ies) : USA

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Festivals and Awards

DocCorner 2014
Sundance Film Festival 2014 - U.S. Documentaries (The Directing Award)


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