Wicked Queer 34

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

To A More Perfect Union

US v Windsor

Sunday

,

Apr 1

@

3:00 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 34

US PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

To A More Perfect Union

US v Windsor

Sunday

Apr 1

@

3:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

With 
 in person.
To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v Windsor is a feature-length documentary that tells a story of love, marriage and a fight for equality. The film chronicles unlikely heroes -- octogenarian Edie Windsor and her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, on their quest for justice: Edie had been forced to pay a huge estate tax bill upon the death of her spouse because the federal government denied federal benefits to same-sex couples – and Edie’s spouse was a woman. Deeply offended by this lack of recognition of her more than forty-year relationship with the love of her life, Edie decided to sue the United States government – and won. Windsor and Kaplan’s legal and personal journeys are told in their own words, and through interviews with others of the legal team, movement activists, legal analysts, well-known supporters and opponents. Beyond the story of this pivotal case in the marriage equality movement and the stories behind it, the film also tells the story of our journey as a people, as a culture, and as citizens with equal rights.
Director
Donna Zaccaro
Year
2017
Run Time
63
min
Country
USA
Language
English
PROGRAM Time
minutes
Content warning:
To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v Windsor is a feature-length documentary that tells a story of love, marriage and a fight for equality. The film chronicles unlikely heroes -- octogenarian Edie Windsor and her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, on their quest for justice: Edie had been forced to pay a huge estate tax bill upon the death of her spouse because the federal government denied federal benefits to same-sex couples – and Edie’s spouse was a woman. Deeply offended by this lack of recognition of her more than forty-year relationship with the love of her life, Edie decided to sue the United States government – and won. Windsor and Kaplan’s legal and personal journeys are told in their own words, and through interviews with others of the legal team, movement activists, legal analysts, well-known supporters and opponents. Beyond the story of this pivotal case in the marriage equality movement and the stories behind it, the film also tells the story of our journey as a people, as a culture, and as citizens with equal rights.
This film is presented in
English
with English subtitles.
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When the World Changed

33
min 
Content warning:
In 1980s Boston, three lesbians - a nurse, a civil rights lawyer, and a therapist - found themselves on the front lines of the AIDS crisis. As the number of cases and deaths mounted, these women fought against the stigma and discrimination faced by people with AIDS and brought comfort and dignity to those caught in the epidemic.
DIRECTOR
Anderson Clark
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English