Evening Film: Freeheld

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Crandall Public Library
Christine L. McDonald Community Room

Event Details

(USA, 2015, 103 min., color, DCP, PG-13) The true love story of Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree and their fight for justice. A decorated New Jersey police detective, Laurel is diagnosed with cancer and wants to leave her hard earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie. However the county officials, Freeholders, conspire to prevent Laurel from doing this. Hard-nosed detective Dane Wells, and activist Steven Goldstein, unite in Laurel and Stacie's defense, rallying police officers and ordinary citizens to support their struggle for equality. – Rottentomatoes.com "Freeheld is a snapshot of a notable American moment.” – Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10/15/2015
Event Type(s): Film Program, Film Program
Age Group(s): Adults