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FREEHELD

USA, 2007, 38 Minutes, English

  • Director: Cynthia Wade
  • Film Website: View Site
  • Interests: GLBTQ, Health, Human Rights, Labor, Politics, USA, Women
  • Section: Short Film Programs

DC Area Premiere

At the center of the equal rights debate, Lt. Laurel Hester is dying of lung cancer and fighting to pass her police pension to her life partner, Stacie Andree. The city explodes with controversy; Laurel only wants to provide for her love—before it’s too late.



  • Pump Audio
  • Comcast
  • AU Institute for Strategic Communications for Non-Profits
  • Maryland Film Office
  • Witness
  • Borders