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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...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[Sausalito, California] :
Ro*Co Films,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 25, 2021). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (113 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:52:26 |
| Awards: | Sundance Film Festival, Winner, Documentary, 2014 SXSW Film festival, Winner, Festival Favorites, 2014 Vail Film Festival, Winner, Best Documentary, 2014 RiverRun International Film Festival, Winner, Best Documentary Picture, 2014 Online Film & Television Association, Winner, Best Non-Fiction Program, 2015 Nashville Film Festival, Winner, Best LGBT Film, 2014 GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, Winner, Documentary of the Year, 2015 |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography (editors), Joe Anderson ; camera, Rebekah Fergusson, Ryan White, Ben Cotner ; editor, Kate Amend ; music, Blake Neely. |