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The Case Against 8

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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.


Press

  • The Guardian
    "Triumphant" ★★★★
    Henry Barnes
  • Time Out
    "Passionate" ★★★★
  • The Times
    "A legal thriller" ★★★★
    Kate Muir
  • Little White Lies
    "Civil Rights with a Sorkin-like twist." ★★★★

Festival Participation

  • Academy Awards - 2015
    Shortlisted
  • Emmys - 2015
    Nominated: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
  • Emmys - 2015
    Nominated: Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
  • Sundance Film Festival - 2014
    Winner: Directing Award US Documentary
  • SXSW - 2014
    Winner: Audience Award
  • RiverRun International Film Festival
    Winner: Best Documentary Feature and Audience Award
  • HotDocs - 2014
    Top Ten Audience Favorite
  • Vail Film Festival - 2014
    Winner: Best Documentary
  • Ashland Independent Film Festival - 2014
    Winner: Documentary and Audience Award
  • Berkshire International Film Festival - 2014
    Juried Prize Winner
  • Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival - 2014
    Winner: Best Documentary Feature
  • Traverse City Film Festival - 2014
    Winner: Best Documentary Film
  • Out East Film Festival - 2014
    Winner: Audience Award

Additional Materials

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